Description

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Suleikha, Leo and Kai, a group of 12-year-olds, known as 'The Freezies', befriend the intriguing Mr Christaki, a traveller who camps with his converted bus on their village green. Exposed as an illegal immigrant from Syria, he goes on the run with his four-year-old daughter. The Freezies come up with a risky and audacious scheme to reveal his desperate plight on national TV and manage to rescue him.

About the Author

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Farrukh Dhondy is a British-Indian writer of fiction, non-fiction, stage drama, TV and films, and translator of the poet Rumi. Born in Poona, he was awarded a scholarship to read English at Cambridge University, after which he became a school teacher. His first novel, Bombay Ducks, won the Whitbread prize. He lives in London, England.