For the children of Hussain's carpet factory, Iqbal Masih's arrival is both the end of hope and its beginning. It is Iqbal who tells them that their families' debt will never be cancelled and that their master plans to keep them as slaves indefinitely. But it is also Iqbal who is brave enough to plan their escape - and to encourage the children to stand together against their master's injustice. Based on a true story, this fictionalised account is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal's courage.

A newly translated Young Adult s fiction title set in the American South from the best-selling and award winning author of Iqbal. Oh Freedom is about a child s loss of innocence, and perseverance in the face of oppression. Francesco D Adamo is an Italian author born in Milan in 1949. Francesco D Adamo is well-known for his adult books in the tradition of Italian noir fiction. He began writing fiction for young adults to much foreign acclaim in 1999. Iqbal was his third novel for young adults and won the New York Christopher Award for Adolescents."

When young Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, his arrival changes everything for the other overworked and abused chidren there. It is Iqbal who explains to them that despite their master's promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinetely. But it is also Iqbal who inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil...and is brave enough to show them how to get there.

This moving fictionalized account of the real Iqbal Masih is told through the voice of Fatima, a young Pakistani girl whose life is changed by Iqbal's courage.

Johnny is a young airman who's flown dozens of missions. When he comes home from the war, his family and friends greet him as a hero. But Johnny doesn't feel like a hero. He's sick at the thought of the destruction he's caused to people in the villages over there. What's wrong with him? Why is he doing this? And when he sets up an anti-war protest in the centre of town, nobody wants to listen... ...Until the war comes home to them, that is.