This powerful novel set in a multi-racial street which erupts with emotion and violence. Sarah and Joe live with their Dad, and Sarah finds her friendship with Everton, her neighbour, is threatened.
Nigel Gray, Smarties' Prize runner-up, has written a fast-moving story, topical and unforgettable.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1987 by James Clarke & Co Ltd .

Nigel Gray is an Irish-born award-winning writer of books for adults and children. He lives in Perth, Western Australia. Bob Graham has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books, including How to Heal a Broken Wing, Max (9780744598278), which won the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal, and Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child (9781844284825), which won the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal. He has won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award an unprecedented three times. He lives in Victoria, Australia.