Title

Amir: Friend on Loan

Author

Pajalic, Amra

Publisher

Garratt Publishing

Published Date

2014

Annotation

Australian boys Amir and Dragan have been best friends since kindergarten. Can they remain friends when the Balkan war, the Yugoslav Wars 1991–1999, start? Their families have different ethnic and religious backgrounds with Amir’s parents Muslim and Bosnian, Dragan’s parents Serbian Orthodox.

Key Concepts

Cross cultural relations, Cultural traditions, Friendship, War

Audience

Secondary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACHASSK186, ACHASSK188, ACHASSK189, ACHASSK190, ACHASSK191, ACHASSK192, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACOKFH009, ACOKFH010, ACHGK049, ACHGK052, ACHGK054, ACHGK058, ACELA1550, ACELA1551, ACELT1663, ACELT1771, ACELT1634, ACELT1635, ACELA1563, ACELA1564, ACELA1565, ACELT1639, ACELT1640, ACELT1812, ACELT1642, ACELT1643, ACELT1644, ACOKFH018, ACOKFH021, ACOKFH022, ACOKFH023, ACOKFH024