Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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Wall
Paperback Edition: 1
Joshua is a troubled boy who lives with his mother and stepfather in a divided city, where a wall and soldiers separate two communities, and the rubble-strewn residue of their broken world gives hints of the old life before the wall was built. Joshua discovers
a manhole, which leads to a tunnel, which leads in pitch darkness under the wall and across to the other side. Forbidden territory, dangerous territory, violent territory, which a boy like him - visibly different - shouldn't stray into. An act of kindness from a girl saves his life, but leads to a brutal act of cruelty and a terrible debt he's determined to repay. And no one, no one must find out that he's been there - or the consequences will be unbearable.
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Pages : 304
Publisher : Bloomsbury
Publication date : 2014-05-01
Subjects: Fiction, Non-fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Reference, Children's & Young Adult Fiction, Children's / Young Adult Reference, Historical Fiction (Children's / Young Adult), Personal & Social Issues: Family Issues (Children's / Young Adult)