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LITTLE SANCTUARY is the story of children from the global south living in a world that is falling apart, wracked by war. They are sent to a school serving as refuge on a distant island by their affluent parents, where they harbour growing suspicions and grave concerns about the people caring for them. After teenaged Sabel and her siblings witness unexpected violence, they must rally the others and plot an escape.

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★ ""Perceptive depictions of class dynamics and societal collapse dominate this fever-dream read with Lord of the Flies undertones."" -- ""Publishers Weekly, starred review"" ""Boyagoda's young readers' debut explores themes of hope, belief, and resiliency...[Little Sanctuary is] a thought-provoking work for readers interested in exploring conflict and its aftereffects."" -- ""Kirkus"" ""Little Sanctuary is a timeless story about good versus evil...thought-provoking. Highly recommended."" -- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials"" ""A multilayered narrative that evokes the heartbreaking headlines today."" -- ""Desi News""

""A multilayered narrative that evokes the heartbreaking headlines today."" -- ""Desi News"" ""Little Sanctuary is a timeless story about good versus evil---thought-provoking. Highly recommended."" -- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials""

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Randy Boyagoda is a novelist and professor of English at the University of Toronto. His novels, which include Original Prin and Dante's Indiana, have been nominated for the ScotiaBank Giller Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Toronto with his wife and four daughters. Little Sanctuary is his first novel for young readers.

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