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The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle

Victoria Williamson

The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle

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April 19, 2018
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I love both these girls. They are so different, yet so alike. They both have struggles which are compounded by not having a soul to share them with. Once they decide to lower their walls, they end up helping each other rise to make their struggles more bearable and become a better person.
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Synopsis

Part of the Kelpies series

Reema runs to remember the life she left behind in Syria.

Caylin runs to find what she's lost.

Under the grey Glasgow skies, twelve-year-old refugee Reema is struggling to find her place in a new country, with a new language and without her brother. But she isn't the only one feeling lost. Her Glasgwegian neighbour Caylin is lonely and lashing out.

When they discover an injured fox and her cubs hiding on their estate, the girls form a wary friendship. And they are more alike than they could have imagined: they both love to run. As Reema and Caylin learn to believe again, in themselves and in others, they find friendship, freedom and the discovery that home isn't a place, it's the people you love.

Heartfelt and full of hope, The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle is an uplifting story about the power of friendship and belonging. Inspired by her work with young asylum seekers, debut novelist Victoria Williamson's stunning story of displacement and discovery will speak to anyone who has ever asked 'where do I belong?'

Product Information

Number of pages
256
Publisher
Floris Books
#ISBN
Number of pages
9781782504900
Date of Publication
April 19, 2018
Format
Paperback
Weight
250
g
Dimensions
13.1
x
19.9
x
2
cm

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Reviews

Told from alternating perspectives the author does an excellent job of creating believable characters that demonstrate realistic pre-teen behaviors... Victoria Williamson has created a book in which everyone can see a piece of themselves in each character, a mark of a very gifted storyteller.
The Children's Book Review
Williamson allows readers to quickly relate to both white Glaswegian Caylin and Syrian-immigrant Reema, seeing in them reflections of the many problems children face around the world today. Her writing is culturally sensitive. With her two characters, Williamson movingly makes it clear that working-class solidarity traverses borders, race, ethnicity, and religion.
Kirkus Reviews

About the author

Victoria Williamson

Victoria Williamson is an award-winning author from Glasgow, Scotland, who has worked as an educator in a number of different countries, including as an English teacher in China, a secondary school science teacher in Cameroon, a teacher trainer in Malawi, and an additional support needs teacher in the UK.

Victoria currently works part time writing KS2 books for the education company Twinkl and spends the rest of her time writing novels for children and adults, visiting schools, libraries and literary festivals to give author talks, and running creative writing workshops. When not writing or talking about books, she’s often to be found up to her knees in mud on an archaeological dig or tangled up in a ball of wool playing with a crochet hook.

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