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Stones For My Father
  • Published: 15 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9781770492523
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $39.99

Stones For My Father

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22 Mar 2011
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15 May 2011
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This is powerful historical, literary fiction for middle grade readers. Set in South Africa during the Boer War, the subject is unique for the age group. This will have trade and school and library apeal.

Corlie Roux’s farm life in South Africa is not easy: the Transvaal is beautiful, but it is also a harsh place where the heat can be so intense that the very raindrops sizzle. When her beloved father dies, she is left with a mother who is as devoted to her sons as she is cruel to her daughter. Despite this, Corlie finds solace in her friend, Sipho, and in Africa itself and in the stories she conjures for her brothers.

But Corlie’s world is about to vanish: the British are invading and driving Boer families like hers from their farms. Some escape into the bush to fight the enemy. The unlucky ones are rounded up and sent to internment camps.

Will Corlie’s resilience and devotion to her country sustain her through the suffering and squalor she finds in the camp at Kroonstad? That may depend on a soldier from faraway Canada and on inner resources Corlie never dreamed she had….
  • Published: 15 May 2011
  • ISBN: 9781770492523
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $39.99
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About the author

Trilby Kent

TRILBY KENT was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in cities on both sides of the Atlantic. After completing degrees at Oxford University and The London School of Economics, she worked in the rare books department at a prominent auction house before turning to journalism and finally writing her first book, the critically acclaimed Medina Hill. Her second book, Stones for My Father, won the TD Children's Literature Award, and her third, Once, In a Town Called Moth, was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award. After years living in England, she now resides in Toronto with her family

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Praise for Stones For My Father

Praise for MEDINA HILL
"[a] highly original debut."
- Starred Review, Booklist


"...[Medina Hill] offers vivid descriptions of the setting, lively characters, and a satisfying ending."
- School Library Journal

"...the voice of the narrator and the motley cast of characters are brilliantly realized. Kent's language is both poetic and insightful.... Definitely a writer to watch."
- Quill & Quire