Books with title The Boy Without a Name

On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who says, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." So, they name him Benaam, which means Nameless. The story tells how the boy seeks, and eventually finds his own name – and also gives away an old dream he doesn't want – for a wonderful new dream. This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah, stories which have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. Among the many insights this story gives children is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one's goals in life. Mona Caron's beautiful illustrations embellish this unusual and captivating story, presenting the wonder of this hidden world to both children and adults.

Worthless. Unloved. Pathetic. Don't ask for his name. He doesn't have one. For countless years, “the boy” has been shackled in the basement of his cruel father’s household, where his only friend is the one inside his head – a faceless, middle-aged man with a warm voice who comes from a past that he can’t remember. He knows that his dream of escaping to the Outside world will be only that. A dream.That is until a stranger notices him, and assists him in a daring escape. Suddenly, the boy finds himself in the care of Hazel Macklin. He doesn’t quite understand how to act around her fierce brother Tyler, or her kindly Aunt Paige. And he most certainly doesn’t know how to act around Paige’s husband, Will – a short-tempered man who has been depressed ever since the accidental drowning of his son. Through his heart-wrenching struggle to understand the world, the boy discovers what it’s really like to be human. With the nagging suspicions and hazy memories constantly tugging at his head, readers are left wondering until the very end. Who is the boy without a name?

On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who says, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." So, they name him Benaam, which means Nameless. The story tells how the boy seeks, and eventually finds his own name – and also gives away an old dream he doesn't want – for a wonderful new dream. This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah, stories which have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. Among the many insights this story gives children is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one's goals in life. Mona Caron's beautiful illustrations embellish this unusual and captivating story, presenting the wonder of this hidden world to both children and adults.

A small boy seeks and eventually finds his own name and is able to discard an old dream for a new and wonderful one. On the day a boy is born, his parents receive a visit from a wise man who says, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." The story tells how the boy seeks and eventually finds his own name – and also discards and an old dream he doesn't want for a wonderful new dream.This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah which of captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. Among the many insights this story gives children is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one’s goals in life.Mona Caron's beautiful watercolor illustrations embellish this unusual and captivating story.

Trapped.For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. They flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer.?But there is no factory, just a stuffy sweatshop where he and five other boys are forced to work for no money and little food. The boys are forbidden to talk or even to call one another by their real names. Locked away in a rundown building, Gopal despairs of ever seeing his family again.But late one night, when Gopal decides to share kahanis, or stories, he realizes that storytelling might be the boys' key to survival. If he can make them feel more like brothers than enemies, their lives will be more bearable in the shop—and they might even find a way to escape.

Worthless. Unloved. Pathetic. Don't ask for his name. He doesn't have one. For countless years, "the boy" has been shackled in the basement of his cruel father's household, where he knows that his dream of escaping to the Outside world will remain only that. A dream. That is until a stranger notices him, and helps him in a daring escape. Suddenly, the boy finds himself in the care of Hazel Macklin. He doesn't quite understand how to act around her fierce brother Tyler, or her kindly Aunt Paige, or her Uncle Will – a short-tempered man who has been depressed ever since the accidental drowning of his son. Through his heart-wrenching struggle to understand the world, the boy discovers what it's really like to be human. With the nagging suspicions and hazy memories tugging at his head, readers are left wondering until the very end. Who is the boy without a name?

On the day a boy is born, his parents receive a visit from a wise man who says, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." The story tells how the boy seeks and eventually finds his own name – and also discards and an old dream he doesn't want for a wonderful new dream. This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah which of captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. Among the many insights this story gives children is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one’s goals in life. Mona Caron's beautiful watercolor illustrations embellish this unusual and captivating story.

Twelve-year-old Jones is an orphan, training as an apprentice hunter alongside his mentor, Maitland, tackling ogres, trolls and all manner of creatures that live in the Badlands - a hidden part of our own world, and which most people think exist only in fairy tales and nightmares. But all Jones secretly wants to be is an ordinary boy and to leave the magical world forever.... When an ogre hunt goes wrong and Maitland is killed, Jones finally has a chance to find out where he came from. But the truth he uncovers isn't what he's expecting, and it seems that if Jones is going to make his dream come true he'll have to defeat a creature not even Maitland had dared take on, and he won't be able to do it alone.... He's going to need help from Ruby, the first girl he's ever met. She's outspoken, fearless and determined to prove she's as good as any boy, and unlike Jones, being ordinary is the last thing on her mind. Ruby's desperate to find her place in the world and thinks the Badlands could be it. So, working together isn't going to be straightforward. In fact, it could be downright dangerous. But who said getting what you want is supposed to easy, even if it is just wanting to be ordinary?

After being kidnapped at birth, a young boy winds up in an abusive foster home. When he can take it no longer, he listens to and follows his dreams, as he escapes and embarks on a quest for his name and his true identity. On his journey he eludes his pursuers with the help and kindness of strangers he meets along the way. They guide and encourage him to continue his search just as he motivates them to change their lives.

For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. With the darkness of night as cover, they flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family until school starts, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer.But Gopal has been deceived. There is no factory, just a small, stuffy sweatshop where he and five other boys are forced to make beaded frames for no money and little food. The boys are forbidden to talk or even to call one another by their real names. In this atmosphere of distrust and isolation, locked in a rundown building in an unknown part of the city, Gopal despairs of ever seeing his family again.But late one night, when Gopal decides to share kahanis, or stories, he realizes that storytelling might be the boys' key to holding on to their sense of self and their hope for any kind of future. If he can make them feel more like brothers than enemies, their lives will be more bearable in the shop—and they might even find a way to escape.