This touching story traces the life story of a boy from his rural beginnings in Mpumalanga, through the path of his life, to the present day when he returns to the place of his birth. As a young boy, he leaves his family home to go and look after his ageing uncle. He leaves behind everything that he loves and goes to an unfamiliar environment. He moves from rural Mpumalanga to a township setting. He is educated at a school there. He joins the struggle before going to university overseas. Finally, he flies back to his country. His brother fetches him at the airport to take him back home, where he meets his father who is now an old man.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 8 in the Rainbow Reading Landscape Series. See all Rainbow Reading Landscape books here.
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LESLEY BEAKE is a multi-award-winning writer for children and young adults. Her international awards include, for Song of Be , a Children's Book of Note and the Best Book for Young Adults by the ALA. Outside South Africa her books have been published in ten countries. Of the 45 books published in South Africa, one has been translated into thirteen
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