Winner of the 1988 MML Young Africa Award. When Mike's family have to move from the quiet farming community of Natal to the bustling city life of Cape Town, he faces a hostile beginning at the local school. Mike feels frightened and alone, but then he finds an unlikely ally.

 

This book is part of a book series called Red Fox Older Fiction .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1992 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

PAUL GERAGHTY was born in South Africa, and began drawing from an early age. Since moving to England in 1986, he has been an author/illustrator of children's picture books and teenage fiction.