Ghalib doesn't want to leave his home in Syria. But the city has become too dangerous, and his family has no choice but to flee. Together they make their way through Syria to the Turkish border, where Ghalib gets separated from his family. Stricken with grief and fear, fighting cold, pain and hunger, he manages to make it to a refugee camp in Turkey. Ghalib is safe for now, but life in a refugee camp is wretched and hopeless, and this boy's journey in search of safety is far from over.
Based on true accounts and real Syrian children, A Dangerous Crossing is the story of one boy's search for refuge.
MG/YA | Contemporary | Political
27 August 2026
224 Pages
My Rating ~ 5 bites
This book is a well-written, eye-opening, heartbreaking experience that will stick with me for a very long time. I honestly have nothing else to say. Other than those last few pages after the end are a punch to the gut. Wow.
Jane Mitchell lives in Dublin and works with children with physical disabilities. Her Amnesty International- endorsed novel A Dangerous Crossing (Little Island), about a Syrian family fleeing the war, has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Jane spent time volunteering at the refugee camp in Calais to research the book. Chalkline (Walker), about child soldiers in Kashmir, won the Children's Choice Award at the 2010 CBI Awards.
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