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2000s: A story of refugee brothers from Mongolia who settle in Liverpool
The Unforgotten Coat
What you need to know before your trail
Two refugee brothers from Mongolia are determined to fit in with their Liverpool schoolmates, but bring so much of Mongolia to Bootle that their new friend and guide, Julie, is hard-pressed to know truth from fantasy. Told with the humour, warmth and brilliance of detail which characterizes Frank Cottrell Boyce’s writing, readers will be transported from the streets of Liverpool to the steppe of Mongolia.
Travel Guide
The Refugee Experience
Two Mongolian brothers try their best to integrate into England and find themselves in Bootle, Liverpool, where they go to school and try to fit in. Imagine the culture shock at any age but to be young refugees and to experience such a change from Mongolia to Liverpool must be a huge life shift.
There is a girl in the class to who is chosen to be their Good Guide and show them around which she does – show them where everything is, how to do things, how life in school here is.
Chingis, the older of the two brothers brings photographs and items from home in Mongolia and he soon enthralls the class with his stories. The photos are contained in the book which gives the whole story a lovely touch!
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Unforgotten Coat
Author/Guide Frank Cottrell Boyce Destination: Liverpool, Mongolia Departure Time: 2000s
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