{"id":1154,"date":"2016-04-01T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2016-04-03T07:37:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T07:37:22","slug":"malini-by-robert-hillman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/malini-by-robert-hillman\/","title":{"rendered":"Malini by Robert Hillman"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Malini by Robert Hilman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/174336802X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=174336802X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=smithmartinpa-21\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/malinin.jpg?resize=221%2C341\" alt=\"Malini cover image\" width=\"221\" height=\"341\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy this book from Amazon here...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>In the closing stages of Sri Lanka's civil war, Malini and her family are herded by soldiers to the coast, where they will act as human shields. Malini's father tells her to hide in the forest with her younger sister, Banni.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But once the shelling begins, Malini realises they are not safe there,and they must travel inland to her grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>But will they survive and who can they trust?<\/p>\n<p>This is a truly remarkable story on one girl, her sister and how they made it through the jungle and past the soldiers in war torn Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Through My Eyes series published by <a title=\"Allen and Unwin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/search#searchword=malini\">Allen and Unwin<\/a> and in connection with <a title=\"Unicef\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef.org\/about\/history\/index_publications.html\">Unicef,<\/a> Malini is written by <a title=\"Robert Hillman\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roberthillmanauthor.com\">Robert Hillman.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a story for everyone, and for all who are struggling to live in war torn areas of the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>We recommend this book for all ages...<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sue Martin <a title=\"Dolphin Booksellers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/buybookshere.htm\">Dolphin Booksellers <\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksgowalkabout.com\/index.htm\">BooksGoWalkabout<\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the closing stages of Sri Lanka's civil war, Malini and her family are herded by soldiers to the coast, where they will act as human shields. Malini's father tells her to hide in the forest with her younger sister, Banni. But once the shelling begins, Malini realises they are not safe there,and they must <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/04\/01\/malini-by-robert-hillman\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Malini by Robert Hillman\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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