Running on a Patchwork of Earth

ISBN: 9781472905345 出版年：2014 页码：113 Jonny Zucker Bloomsbury Publishing

AK is one of the best runners in his school and a shining athletics career beckons... until his dad's job uproots the family from Kenya to cold, wet London. Now AK has no friends, no coach, nowhere to run, and a school bully to handle. But when the bully's father, a washed-up runner, takes an interest in AK's training, it might make all the difference to AK. Can he patch together a new life in England - and can he start to win again?Nominated for the Portsmouth Children2015, Running on a Patchwork of Earth is a compelling modern story of immigration, culture clash and the power of sport.Funny, excitibit spooky, Black Cats are fast-paced stories with short chapters and illustrations throughout - stepping stones to reading confidence.