AK is one of the best runners in his school and a shining athletics career beckons... until his dad's job uproots the family from Kenya to cold, wet London. Now AK has no friends, no coach, nowhere to run, and a school bully to handle. But when the bully's father, a washed-up runner, takes an interest in AK's training, it might make all the difference to AK. Can he patch together a new life in England - and can he start to win again?
Nominated for the Portsmouth Children's Book Award, 2015, Running on a Patchwork of Earth is a compelling modern story of immigration, culture clash and the power of sport.
Funny, exciting or a little bit spooky, Black Cats are fast-paced stories with short chapters and illustrations throughout - stepping stones to reading confidence.
This is Book 43 in the Black Cats Series. See all Black Cats books here.
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Jonny Zucker always wanted to be an author and he wrote loads of stories while at school. However, he was always being told off for: a) writing stories when he should be listening, and b) plotting the downfall of the teachers. He has composed songs for a children's theatre company, done stand up and comedy and even been a teacher, although he spent most of h
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