Bone Talk
Author(s): Candy Gourlay
A coming-of-age story set in a remote village in the Philippines, about growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives. Samkad lives in a tribe deep in the Philippine jungle at the end of the nineteenth century, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. He's about to become a man, and while he's desperate to grow up, he's worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki. However, Samkad's world is about to change utterly. A strange man with white skin arrives in his village, and Samkad discovers the brother he never knew he had. A brother who tells him of people called 'Americans'. Americans who are bringing war, and burning, to Samuel's home...
Product Information
A coming of age story set in a remote village in the Philippines, about growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives.
Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2019 and Costa Children's Book Award 2018 and Leeds Book Awards 2019 and Calderdale Children's Book of the Year 2019 (UK). Long-listed for UKLA Book Awards 2020.
General Fields
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- : Affirm
- : David Fickling Books
- : 223.0
- : 01 October 2023
- : h198mm x w129mm x s19mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Candy Gourlay
- : 252
- : 823.9/2
- : English
- : Paperback