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While on holiday in Pakistan, 15-year old Khalid, a Muslim from Rochdale, is abducted and taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge. Both Obama and McCain have pledged to close the prison if elected, so there will be increased interest in 2009. Ages: teen.
Synopsis
Khalid, a 15-year-old Muslim boy from Rochdale, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family. He is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge. An innocent denied his freedom at a time when Western boys are finding theirs, Khalid tries and fails to understand what's happening to him and cannot fail to be a changed young man.
