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This is a powerful and timely story about one boy s epic journey across Africa to Europe, a graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout From Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children s Laureate, and the team behind his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels Ebo alone.His sister left months ago Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows it can only be to make the hazardous journey to Europe Ebo s epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his sister. Winner of the Judges Special Award at the Children s Books Ireland Book of the Year AwardsBeautifully realised and punchily told Alex O Connell, The Times Children s Book of the Week A powerful, compelling work, evocatively illustrated It would take a hard heart not to be moved by this book Financial Times Free Download [ Illegal ] By [ Eoin Colfer ] – kino-fada.fr I m a little ashamed right now, because I received an unsolicited advance copy of this one about two months ago I believe, and I had no interest whatsoever in reading it.Then, out of the blue, I stumbled across this book s page on Goodreads and upon reading positive review after positing review all praising this story I finally decided to give it a try.So if anyone dares say that Goodreads has no influence whatsoever on readers, well they are dead wrong or don t consult the site enough to I m a little ashamed right now, because I received an unsolicited advance copy of this one about two months ago I believe, and I had no interest whatsoever in reading it.Then, out of the blue, I stumbled across this book s page on Goodreads and upon reading positive review after positing review all praising this story I finally decided to give it a try.So if anyone dares say that Goodreads has no influence whatsoever on readers, well they are dead wrong or don t consult the site enough to become addicted to it like I am.This is the very realistic tale of Ebo, a young boy who lives in a poor country Ebo lost all of his family members It started...This is a short book and though I wished some parts were a bitfleshed out, it is worth reading I also think the graphic novel format would make important subject matteraccessible to students, if this were used in school The story of the refugee is not a new one, but it has been in the news a lot these past few years This makes it important, I think, to consider the individual stories of these people who are desperate to leave their homeland for whatever reason I did think the This is a short book and though I wished som...This is one of those stories that stays with you for days after you ve finished reading it Illegal is the story of a boy in Africa who leaves his home in a desperate attempt to make it to Europe Our hero is Ebo, who doesn t have any papers and who is always worried about being picked up by the police Ebo s dangerou...Ebo is a young boy in Africa whose parents are dead, his sister has already made it to Europe and his brother has just left this morning So he sets out on a journey to find his brother and make it to Europe Along the way, he has to cross the Sahara desert, avoid soldiers, and cross the Mediterranean on a dinghy This is a gripping, harrowing tale I found myself holding tight to the arm of my chair as I rooted Ebo on, not knowing if he was going to live or die Ebo is a joyful, determined soul Ebo is a young boy in Africa whose parents are dead, his sister has already made it to E...This is a powerful graphic novel, told in both the past and present day and following young Ebo He lives in Africa and like his siblings, he dreams of a better life in Europe First, he plans to find his older brother and meet up, before making the dangerous crossing by boat ...Ebo s sister Sisi made it from Africa to Europe, when he realises his brother Kwame also left, Ebo undertakes a journey to reunite with his siblings And what a journeyThis story is, unfortunately, an everyday reality for a lot of people who try by any means and at any cost to lea...12 year old Ebo realizes that his older brother, Kwame, has left their village in Ghana to go to Europe where their older sister, Sisi, headed several months ago, and decides to follow This graphic novel is pretty graphic about the plight of refugees as Ebo has three arduous trips first to get to the big city by himself to find Kwame, then to cross the arid Sahara desert to get to Tripoli, and finally, to find a seaworthy vessel to cross the dangerous waters of the Mediterranean Unlike other 12 year old Ebo realizes that his older brother, Kwame, has left their village in Ghana to go to Europe where their older sister, Sisi,...Sick day Chest cold and laryngitis Time to rest, read, and review.The European migrant crisis becomes fodder for a generic dramatized graphic novel by what looks like a bunch of European white guys Hmm There was an over reliance on coincidence and having a split time line throughout much of the book took away a lot of the dramatic tension of the desert sequences, as we know who makes it to the boat later in the story s chronology A happy ending is slapped on, but I feel the protagonist s Sick day Chest cold and laryngitis Time to rest, read, and review.The European migrant crisis becomes fodder fo...I discovered Illegal when I was browsing in the bookshop a couple of weeks back A new Eoin Colfer book is always a reason to celebrate and in this case it was a graphic novel too, and so I was doubly overjoyed The book starts with this Elie Wiesel quote You, who are so called illegal aliens, must know that no human being is illegal That is a contradiction in terms Human beings can be beautiful orbeautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong But illegal How can I discovered Illegal when I was browsing in the bookshop a couple of weeks back A new Eoin Colfer book is always a reason to celebrate and in this case it was a graphic novel too, and so I was doubly overjoyed The book starts with this Elie Wiesel quote You, who are so called illegal aliens, must know that no human being is illegal That is a contradiction in terms Human beings can be beautiful orbeautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong But illegal How can a human being be illegal The book then proceeds to tell the story of Ebo, a boy who lives in a villa...Heartbreaking and powerful Would make for an incredible unit if taught in combination with Refugee by Alan Gratz Ages 10 and up.

Illegal
  • 25 October 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 144 pages
  • Eoin Colfer
  • Illegal