Angel Boy
By Bernard Ashley
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Online price: £5.99
This title is currently availableHardback, 96pp Published: 19th June 2008 Category: CHILDREN'S & YOUNG ADULT FICTION & TRUE STORIES, PERSONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Interest age, years: From 8 To 11 Key Stage:  |
A short, swift and neatly told superior chase story, which in less than a hundred pages dramatically combines suspense with questions about freedom – from feat, from slavery, from poverty – and its opposite
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Cleverly juxtaposing the historic shackles of slavery with a modern day struggle for survival, Leonard Boameh's plight to escape the clutches of a street gang in Bernard Ashley's Angel Boy offers an astute cross-sectionof Ghanaian society. An intelligent and profound exploration of personal freedom underpins the tension and tautness in this perfectly plotted thriller.
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When Leonard Boameh sneaks away from home to do some sightseeing, little does he know that his day out is about to turn sinister. Outside Elmina Castle, the old fort and slave prison, groups of street kids are pestering the tourists, and before Leonard knows it, he is trapped in a living nightmare. Set in Ghana, this chilling chase adventure is one you’ll never forget.
96 pages
