What if someone's future was entirely in your hands? For fourteen-year-old Alix, life on Hayling Island off the coast of England seems insulated from problems such as war, terrorism, and refugees. But then, one day at the beach, Alix and her friend Samir pull a drowning man out of the incoming tide. Mohammed, a student and illegal immigrant, has been tortured by rebels in Iraq for helping allied forces and has spent all his money to escape. Faced with Mohammed heart-wrenching plight, Alix is quickly overwhelmed by a moral dilemma that seems so much larger than she is. Should she notify the authorities or try to protect Mohammed? Does she even know how to keep him safe? This affecting novel gives a face to a pressing contemporary problem as it follows a young woman struggling to be and do her best in unsettling circumstances.

"First published in Great Britain 2011 by Meadowside Books." "A Holiday House Book." Reading age and grade level based on book jacket.