The English Refugee: The Day It Happened Here
by Jonathan Pidduck
What if the refugee crisis happened here? What if we were the refugees?Jack, an eight year old boy is forced to flee abroad with his family when his home town is bombed. But to get there, he must first overcome hunger and thirst, rioters and scavengers, a French government unsympathetic to the plight of asylum-seekers, and the sharp end of the invading Russian army..What would it be like if the Refugee Crisis happened in England? What if we were the refugees? "The English Refugee" follows Jack, an eight year old boy, whose family is forced to flee when their home town in Kent is bombed. As they try to escape to a refugee camp in Sangatte, they fight to stay together. But to get there, they must first overcome hunger and thirst, rioters and scavengers, a French government unsympathetic to the plight of asylum-seekers, and the sharp end of the invading Russian army. .