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Record details
- ISBN: 9781480410015 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1480410012 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource. - Publisher: New York : Open Road, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed Apr. 4, 2013). |
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| Subject: | High school students -- South Africa -- Fiction South Africa -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
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Summary:
A tale of a South African boy coming of age during apartheid Gecko's childhood is one of sheltered, almost magical innocence on a farm in Natal. He spends his days taking barefoot expeditions with his dogs and his nights listening to Springbok Radio, unaware of the cruel force in his life that apartheid will soon become. With the start of high school in the Cape, Gecko is thrust into a political and personal awakening that is both tragic and heartfelt. With conscription into the South African army looming over him, Gecko's future is as uncertain as his country's.
