Songbird

Name: Songbird
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ISBN: 9781925773538

Ingrid Laguna

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Text Publishing Company
07 May 2019

Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

A unique, tender and heart-warming novel following a young girl's experience as an Iraqi refugee in Melbourne, her desire to belong, and the importance of friendship.

Jamila has left her friends, her school and her home in Iraq, and now she has a new home. It's safe in Australia, but Jamila is finding it hard to settle in. She misses her best friend and worries for her dad's safety back in Iraq. It's hard to speak and write in English all day. And Jamila has a secret she wants to keep hidden.

When she joins the choir, Jamila begins to feel happy. Singing helps take her worries away. And singing will help her find her place in her new life, a place where she can shine.

Songbird is a tender story about belonging, about the importance of friendship and asking for help, and about the parts of our lives we keep concealed.

By: Ingrid Laguna
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781925773538
ISBN 10: 1925773531
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 07 May 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ingrid Laguna is a writer, teacher and musician. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and daughter and teaches English to children and adults from all over the world, many of whom have refugee backgrounds. Songbird is her second book.

Reviews for Songbird

`Laguna has put much of the experience and understanding she has gained as both a musician and as a teacher of English to new arrivals into this engaging first novel.' * Adelaide Advertiser *

Commended for CBCA Notable Books: Younger Readers 2020 (Australia)
Short-listed for Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2021 (Australia)

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Songbird

Ingrid Laguna

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