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    Balaclava Boy
    Balaclava Boy
    Balaclava Boy
    Ebook87 pages41 minutes

    Balaclava Boy

    By Jenny Robson

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    Why is the new boy at school wearing a balaclava? The other kids are intrigued and come up with all sorts of theories, but every single one is wrong. As their curiosity grows, Tommy’s new friends think of a plan to reveal his secret, but you’ll never guess what it is. Absolutely intriguing with an unguessable twist, this middle grade story from an award-winning author will keep kids of 8+ reading to the very end. A short, funny novel with a page-turning story that has appeal to reluctant readers. Comes with line drawings throughout. Shortlisted for the German International Children’s Book Prize.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLittle Island Books
    Release dateJul 3, 2014
    ISBN9781910411117
    Balaclava Boy
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    Jenny Robson

    Jenny Robson was born in Cape Town. After studying Primary School Teaching in Mowbray and obtaining a degree in Philosophy through the University of South Africa, she worked as a teacher in Simonstown before going to Botswana, where she worked as a music teacher in Orapa for many years. She currently teaches at an International School in the town of Maun, on the banks of the Okavango. She did not start writing until the age of 38. To date she has published more than thirty books for children and young adults*, as well as a novel for adults and numerous short stories. Her texts depict South African teenagers with their dreams, their fears, their hopes and their problems, which resemble those experienced by young people outside the African continent. For this reason her books have been published in the Netherlands, South Korea, Ireland and Germany, where she was nominated for the prestigious Jugendliterturpreis in 2013.

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