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Stones for My Father

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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….


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Publisher: Tundra
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 22, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781770492608
  • Release date: March 22, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781770492608
  • File size: 1783 KB
  • Release date: March 22, 2011

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Kindle Book
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Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.3
Lexile® Measure:970
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:5-7

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….


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tundra

    Awards:

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 22, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781770492608
    Release date: March 22, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781770492608
    File size: 1783 KB
    Release date: March 22, 2011

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 6.3
    Lexile® Measure: 970
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 5-7
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