Dramatising Onjali Q Raúf's refugee tale The Boy at the Back of the Class brought cheers and boos from a young audience " showing they can handle the truth I'd never heard of The Boy at the Back of the Class before I was asked to adapt it in 2023. My son had just turned one when Onjali Q Raúf's novel came into my life. While I could have recited every Julia Donaldson book in my sleep at the time, this would hav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PM on March 6, 2026