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  1. Overview. Nowhere Boy is 2018 a young adult novel by Katherine Marsh set in Brussels, Belgium, in 2015-2016. The chapters alternate between the perspectives of Ahmed Nasser, a 14-year-old Syrian refugee, and Max Howard, a 13-year-old American dealing with homesickness and culture shock. When Max discovers Ahmed living in the basement of the ...

  2. During a storm on the Aegean Sea, 14-year-old Ahmed Nasser and his father, Baba, along with other refugees are attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesbos. When their boat’s motor dies, a group of men, led by Baba, jump into the water and pull the boat through the worst of the storm. However, after a powerful wave sweeps over the dinghy ...

  3. ELLs & Intervention: Read about the life and influence of the Persian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (commonly known as Rumi). In addition to the Sufi poem featured in Nowhere Boy, Rumi authored a multitude of poems and stories in his lifetime. Read the poem “One Song” and Rumi’s “Story of the Grapes.”.

  4. Aug 7, 2018 · Now Ahmed’s struggling to get by on his own, but with no one left to trust and nowhere to go, he’s starting to lose hope. Then he meets Max, a thirteen-year-old American boy from Washington, D.C. Lonely and homesick, Max is struggling at his new school and just can’t seem to do anything right. But with one startling discovery, Max and ...

    • 1250307589, 9781250307583
    • Katherine Marsh
    • Roaring Brook Press, 2018
  5. Nowhere Boy. (Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan Children’s, August 2018) Fourteen-year-old Ahmed fled a life of uncertainty and suffering in Syria, only to lose his father on the perilous journey to the shores of Europe. Thirteen-year-old Max never wanted to move from America to Brussels, Belgium and continue his life of failure, this time at a ...

  6. Aug 7, 2018 · 4.34. 5,858 ratings1,008 reviews. Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is stuck in a city that wants nothing to do with him. Newly arrived in Brussels, Belgium, Ahmed fled a life of uncertainty and suffering in Aleppo, Syria, only to lose his father on the perilous journey to the shores of Europe. Now Ahmed’s struggling to get by on his own, but with no ...

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  8. Aug 25, 2020 · A timely, poignant tale of family, sacrifice and the friendship between a young Syrian refugee and an American boy living in Brussels. Set against the backdrop of the Syrian refugee crisis, award-winning author of Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Katherine Marsh delivers a gripping, heartwarming story of resilience, friendship and everyday heroes ...

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