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Trainsurfer
(Trade Paperback / Paperback)
By Richards, Kate S.
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A salty, gritty, exciting, heartbreaking and hopeful page-turner that leaves readers wishing for a sequel...
The day his mother dies, Jabu's instinct is to run. He runs away from the Johannesburg hospital and soon finds himself amongst a gang of train surfers on top of a hurtl...ing train.
After witnessing the dark side of train surfing, he continues to flee from his hopeless life, all the while searching for a place to call home. He stows away with an unexpected creature companion as he travels from Soweto to Durban, hoping to find his aunt. Through a series of fortuitous events, Jabu makes interracial friendships (in a time when that was unusual), learns to surf the waves and connects deeply with the street children called Father's boys.
Being an orphan in apartheid South Africa in the 1980s is perilous. The police are a constant threat and an ominous presence throughout. It takes courage, loyalty and friendship to overcome the societal dangers.
On the other side of apartheid society is Billie, a gutsy tomboy. It's not that she wants to be a boy, but she yearns to be with the boys in the surf, living daringly. One surfer, in particular, has her attention, but their lives are all about to change as they become a part of a bigger South African story that goes beyond surfing, 80's music and escapism.
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ISBN |
9781980325390 |
Published NZ |
17 Feb 2018 |
Publisher |
Green Room House |
Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
Series |
Adventures of Jabu & Friends (part: 1) |
Availability |
Showing available from publisher, allow 2-4 weeks for delivery
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Full details for this title
Interest Age |
13+ years |
Reading Age |
13+ years |
NBS Text |
Young Adult General Interest & Leisure |
ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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Author's Bio
Kate Richards studied public relations after school and did a BA in English and psychology while bringing up two children. She worked in South Africa and England as a PR/copywriter for many years, and as a freelance feature columnist for a South African newspaper. On emigrating to New Zealand, Kate began working as a school librarian. She has been in this role since 2010. Kate's debut novel, Trainsurfer, has been well received. It was added to a list of books recommended to secondary schools, compiled by the New Zealand Book Council, NZATE and NZ Society of Authors. Saving Thandi, the second book in the trilogy, was launched in June 2019. Kate is currently writing book three, set in New Zealand.
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