The Unforgotten Coat

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The Unforgotten Coat is a children's novel by Frank Cottrell-Boyce that follows two Mongolian refugee brothers and their friendship with a British schoolgirl, exploring themes of memory, migration, and belonging.

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The Unforgotten Coat (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's novel
novel
author Frank Cottrell-Boyce
awarded Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
awardYear 2012
containsMotif coat
memory objects
photographs
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Carl Hunter
Clare Heney
depicts Mongolian refugee brothers
educationalUse classroom reading in UK schools
explores asylum and deportation issues
cultural displacement
school life in the UK
firstPublicationYear 2011
format print
genre children's literature
realistic fiction
hasIllustrations yes
hasTargetAgeRange 8–12
illustrationFeature Polaroid-style photographs
intendedAudience children
middle-grade readers
language English
literaryStyle humorous
poignant
mainCharacter Chingis
Julie
Nergui
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narrator adult Julie recalling childhood
originalPublisherCountry United Kingdom
pageCountApproximate 100
protagonist Julie
publisher Walker Books
setInTimePeriod early 21st century
settingCountry England
United Kingdom
settingLocation Bootle
theme belonging
friendship
memory
migration
refugee experience

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce notableWork The Unforgotten Coat
Frank Cottrell-Boyce notableWork The Unforgotten Coat
this entity surface form: The Unforgotten Coat (novel)
Cottrell-Boyce notableWork The Unforgotten Coat
subject surface form: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Frank notableWork The Unforgotten Coat
subject surface form: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Frank wrote The Unforgotten Coat
subject surface form: Frank Cottrell-Boyce