When was the book boy overboard published

One you finished get a different book And that is how you read the book Done less. See all 11 questions about Boy Overboard…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters.

Sort order. Start your review of Boy Overboard. Nov 12, Amy rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-in , australian. Maybe I've read this book at least a dozen times before. And maybe my copy is coming unglued from the spine from the number of times I've read it and the number of times I've flipped to the title page to see the authors signature and dedication 'G'day Amy! And maybe it's primary purpose is to explain to children the horrifying plight of asylum seekers, and attempt to humanise an issue that xenophobic assholes spend all their efforts dehumanising.

And may Maybe I've read this book at least a dozen times before. And maybe the main character is absolutely fixated on soccer, to an annoying extent, as a way of making a child from Afghanistan relatable and real, rather than just 'the other'. But damn, this book definitely made me cry. The Australian government insists on taking more and more disgusting measures to avoid fulfilling their legal and moral obligation to house and accept asylum seekers.

But I know that if all 10 year olds read this book, our next generation will not make the same mistakes. View all 10 comments. Dec 23, Lauren rated it did not like it. We had to also read this for school. I honestly thought it was extremely boring. WHy do we have to study it in year seven when we were all reading it back in grade 4???? View 1 comment. Nov 02, Maria T : rated it really liked it.

Morris Gleitzman is so awesome!! I loved Boy Overboard!! Jul 11, Natalie M rated it really liked it Shelves: young-adult , australian. I still find this a wonderful book for YA. Highlight how truly lucky some of us are to have what we have and where we get to enjoy life! A hint of humour, a glimpse of life as a refugee and a bucket-load re-read A hint of humour, a glimpse of life as a refugee and a bucket-load of empathy.

Original review; An enlightening read. The experience of an Afghan refugee family as they flee their home land. Definitely a good one for teenagers - a great way to see life through the eyes of a child. Had to read this in Year 8 English. Even my English teacher did I had to read this book for a book project we are doing at university. Both dream of being football stars, but living in Afghanistan makes this impossible.

At some point, their parents decided to flee to Australia and a wild journey begins for the family. This is one of the few books that I actually liked reading even though I HAD to read them for university. I had to stop reading at several points in the book because I just cou I had to read this book for a book project we are doing at university.

I had to stop reading at several points in the book because I just could not cope to read further. Even though this book is fiction, there is some reality behind it. Many people and families go through this experience of fleeing their home country because of war or other devastating happenings. This book is a more child-like writing with this topic. It makes the story readable for all ages. The story made my heart ache several times. I think this is a good book for children.

I enjoyed it and would recommend it. I can't wait to plan activities for this reading. Definitely holding onto it so I can pass it on to the younger people in my family. Aug 02, Margaret rated it liked it Shelves: social-issues , other-cultures , war , suitable-for-grades In typical Gleitzman style, the issue of refugees and Australia's immigration policies is dealt with so that young readers gain a good understanding of the situation.

Apr 25, James rated it it was amazing Shelves: fiction , social-issues. A very good story that will make any person want the laws about refugees to be changed. May 25, Talia rated it really liked it Shelves: childerens , adventure , mystery. WOW just wow. Feb 24, Stantj1 rated it really liked it. It wasn't my favorite book ever but it was quite a good book. It probably is the the best refugee book for school years 5 to 7. All in all the book was ok. The funniest part was when jamal got kicked on the leg by the pirate because he took the ball away from the pirate.

So this is what happened jamal,bibi,rashida and omar were kicking a ball about and then the a pirate tried to kick the football but then jamal snached the football away from the pirate and then the pirate kicked him so hard that i think he broke his hip. The saddest bit is when there in the middle of a football match they find out that the other boat sank and the find out that there in a detention center. May 21, Watermelon Daisy rated it it was ok.

Boy Overboard was a story I had to read in English. Truthfully, I loved the idea of the story. A family breaking all the rules —things that in Australia we do everyday— and have to run for survival. It seemed like such a wonderful plot. And honestly, I did like how Jamal and Bibi used soccer as a sort of escape from their horrible lifestyle.

However, the writing style just ruined it all. No commas, just short sentences. I found myself having to read some sentences over again, because since the len Boy Overboard was a story I had to read in English. The Cabbage Patch Fib. The Reading Bug. How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare, etc. Quirky Tails. Paul Jennings' Funniest Stories. The Gizmo Again. Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories. Paul Jennings' Spookiest Stories.

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Create a Want BookSleuth Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Gradually I realised we were being told a story, a very familiar story. I call it the Nameless Faceless Fear story. Which can be lots of fun in the dark in front of a movie screen or curled up late at night with a scary book.

But I felt it was very unfair of the government and certain media commentators to tell this type of story about people who seemed pretty scared themselves as far as we could glimpse, and miserable and in danger. So I decided to tell a different kind of story.

A sort of antidote to the nameless faceless fear one. A story where the people on the boats have names and faces, and as we get to know them, thoughts and feelings and hopes and dreams and grumpy moments and anxious moments and loving moments. Afghanistan was a violent dangerous place then, and in many ways still is.

But most of its people are ordinary families who want to live the same peaceful loving lives we all do. I was lucky enough to meet such a family. They had come to Australia as refugees, had been locked up in a detention centre in Western Australia for two years, and then released.

I got to know them and they kindly read the first draft of Boy Overboard and helped me hugely with details of life in Afghanistan. I dedicated the book to them, and the friendship I have with them is one of the most precious things my writing career has given me. Why is the book called Boy Overboard?