{"product_id":"oranges-in-no-mans-land-9781931859561","title":"Oranges in No Man's Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOranges in No Man's Land\u003c\/i\u003e tells the riveting story of ten-year-old Ayesha's terrifying journey across no man's land to reach a doctor in hostile territory in search of medicine for her dying grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Lebanon during the civil war, this story is told by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird and is based on personal, real-life events. Elizabeth stayed on the green line in Beirut in 1977 in a war-damaged flat with her husband and six-month-old son. Memories of her son sleeping in a suitcase on the floor, taking his first steps on the bullet-riddled balcony, playing with the soldiers on the checkpoint, and her husband racing through no man's land in the buildup to a battle have all inspired this gripping and moving story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Laird says, \"When I wrote \u003ci\u003eOranges in No Man's Land\u003c\/i\u003e, I didn't know that Lebanon would be plunged back so soon into a nightmare. Caught up in that nightmare are children like Ayesha and Samar, whose lives political leaders so easily throw away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Laird\u003c\/b\u003e has been nominated four times for the Carnegie Medal and has won both the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Children's Book Award (UK). Her numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eA Little Piece of Ground\u003c\/i\u003e (Haymarket Books, 2006), have been published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMultiple award-winning novelist Elizabeth Laird is the author of numerous children's books based on themes of social inequality. She lives in Surrey, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627116007698,"sku":"9781931859561","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_826d0b87-9393-4e8d-90a7-3cc2a3fafd44.jpg?v=1732671474","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oranges-in-no-mans-land-9781931859561","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}