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Playing with Fire


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No. of pages 240

Published: 2002

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In the night there was a blue world lit by the moon . blue sand trickled between her fingers and swells of seawater moved inside her . It was a dream, yet Sofia knew that her time had come. She was fifteen, and childhood was behind her.Sofia takes in sewing, and her older sister, Rosa, works in the vegetable plot to help their mother support their family. Rosa, is strong and beautiful, and she loves boys, and dancing - something that Sofia, with her crutches, will never be able to do. Sofia imagines a boy who will love her for herself - Moonboy - the boy who appears in the night. Then suddenly Rosa falls ill, and Sofia is afraid for her. Their mother puts her faith in African magic, but it's Sofia who must help Rosa face the reality of AIDS, and the difficult road ahead.Playing with Fire is a brave, moving and unflinchingly honest story set in Mozambique. It follows Henning Mankell's earlier novel about Sofia, the unforgettable Secrets in the Fire.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2002 by Allen & Unwin .

Henning Mankell is a well-known writer of novels and plays in Sweden. Anne Stuksrud was born in Sweden but now lives in Australia. She is a trained teacher, a writer and a student of psychology.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation
This book was recognised by the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation.

'Mankell presents the facts in a way that young readers will find interesting and affecting.'Viewpoint Vol 10 No 4 2002bittersweet and enchanging', Emma, student reviewer.generous and thoughtful novel that makes an unimaginable crisis accessible.'Reader's review in Good Readingworthy of attention for its graphic portrayal of a society bereft of what Westerners consider the most basic of necessities.' Magpies, Sep 2002