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Christophe's Story by Nicki Cornwell; Karin Littlewood; Nikki Cornwell is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Christophe's Story about?

<p><p>life Has Been Very Lonely For Christopher. The Young Rwandan Refugee Is Having Trouble Getting Used To His New School, New Language, And New Life. Worst Of All, He Misses His Grandfather Who Had To Be Left Behind. His Teacher Persuades Christophe To Share His Story With His Classmates &#151; So He Tells Them Of The Terrifying Day The Soldiers Came To His House And Killed His Baby Brother. The Spoken Story Fills The Air And His Classmates Are Spellbound. But When His Teacher Asks Him To Write It Down And Read It Out At An Assembly, Christophe Is Horrified. In His Culture, It Is Believed That Once A Story Is Written Down, It Loses Its Potency. Will Christophe Find A Way To Break Through The Barriers And Share His Story?<p></p><h3>kirkus Reviews</h3><p>eight-year-old Christophe And His Family Have Fled To England From War-torn Rwanda. In His New School, He Is Reluctant To Learn To Read Because His Grandfather Believed That Stories Should Be Told And Not Written, In Order That The Listeners Can Form Their Own Pictures. He Learns, But Reads Only Factual Material. It Is Extremely Painful To Remember The Past, But He's Finally Able To Tell His Own Experiences Of War, Fear, Death And

Author

Nicki Cornwell; Karin Littlewood; Nikki Cornwell

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books ; Distributed in the USA by Publishers Group West

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781845075217

Rating

3.63 / 5 (30 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14