A Red Kite In a Pale Sky

by Dianne Hofmeyr

Hanging onto the tree, Lawrence looked on in awe. Who would have believed that the quiet little Umhlatuzana could change from a small stream to this? Things were sweeping past him dipping, plunging, coming up, disappearing again. A dog struggling desperately, a fridge rolling along as if it was as light as a matchbox. A car. Bundles of rags. Were they bodies ? This gripping story tells of a 13-year-old boy who’s home was demolished in the terrible Natal floods of 1987. He survives to return to a devastated area and a ravaged family life . This book was awarded the 1990 Sanlam Gold Prize for Youth Literature.

99 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Zama Shadrack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm in love with the book

[Katya · Rating 1 out of 5]

THIS IS A HORRIBLE BOOK
SO DEPRESSING
CHARACTERS SUCK
PLOT IS SO DUMB
A BOY GETS STUCK IN A TREE AND COMPLAINS ABOUT IT THROUGH
OUT THE ENTIRE NOVEL
THE ONLY THING I LIKED ABOUT IT WAS THE TITLE