"Out of the darkness a cheetah stared back at me. Eyes reflecting amber. Sleek shoulders spotted with black and gold. High, honeyed cheekbones ridged with black. Mouth open and panting. Lips curled back to reveal sharp white teeth. Everything else had faded away. Rebecca, the boy and the cave - they had all gone. I was alone. Facing this wild animal with fear beating behind my eyes." The discovery of an ancient body in a cave leads four children on an amazing journey into the past, as they encounter a world beyond the cave walls where they can make a difference - and through it gain the strength to change their own world too. A magical story about finding friendship and shelter where you least expect it.

 

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Simon & Schuster .

Dianne Hofmeyr grew up on the tip of Southern Africa. She graduated as an art teacher in Cape Town and has written several teenage novels and picture books. she has won the M-Net Award for fiction and has two IBBY Honour Books.