Description
From Onjali Q Rauf the awardwinning and bestselling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class comes an incredible story about missing histories and the concept of a universal family told with humour and heart
Leo and his best friend Sangeetha are the odd ones out in their school In fact they seem to be the odd ones out no matter where they go in their small town But as Leos dad is always telling him its only because hes extraspecial and Sangeetha is extraextraspecial Only thing is if theyre so special how come Leo never sees anyone who likes him in the history books he loves to read
But on a special class trip to a nearby cathedral one day Leos attention is drawn to a large marble slab high above the doors of the hall featuring a short list of names Because right there bang in the middle of the list Leo finds himself staring at his own name
Hungry to understand how a name like his could feature on a slab commemorating fallen war heroes Leo and Sangeetha begin a search and in doing so uncover a missing story which changed the course of history one which needs to be put right back into its missing pages
Touching on themes of historical racism The Lion Above the Door shines a light on the stories our history books have yet to contain and the power of friendships that can last through generations
P 2021 Hodder amp Stoughton Limited
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