Published both as an adult and a children's novel, this is very much an example of the "cross-over". Though Sutcliff uses imaginary names it is clearly set on the Israel-Palestine border. When Joshua kicks his football over the Wall that keeps him safe (as he has been told), he decides to rescue it. What he discovers changes his life forever. Didactic, perhaps, but well worth reading.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 72 Spring 2014 ) |
