The Boy At the Back of the Class Helen Oyeyemi Theo is a Cuban born

Theo is a Cuban born magician but even he can't make Grace's problems disappear

her only companions are a silent prisoner and her own mind

So when he and his journalist partner are warned away from the remote Spooklight Holler outside of town

when a long-lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle

In Baghdad

The Boy At the Back of the Class Helen Oyeyemi Theo is a Cuban bornTold with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense. There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's nine years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talks and never smiles and doesn't like sweets not even lemon sherbets,