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Letters to a Prisoner

Told entirely through illustrations, Letters to a Prisoner is a wordless story about the power of hope and the written word. Inspired by Amnesty International's letter-writing campaigns to help free people who have been jailed for expressing their opinion, the book tells the story of a man who is arrested during a peaceful protest. In solitary confinement, he begins to despair — until a bird delivers a letter of support written by somebody outside the prison. Every day more missives arrive until the prisoner escapes his fate on wings made of letters.

A letter from the author provides more information about Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 44
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781771472517
  • Genres
  • childrens, activism, politics, fiction, canada, fantasy
  • Release date
  • 2017