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WAITING FOR THE RAIN
A Novel of South Africa
by Sheila Gordon New York and London: Orchard Books, (1987). First edition, first printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket.Jacket cover illustration by Floyd Cooper. Waiting For The Rain is an award-winning young adult novel that tells the story of two boys (one black and one white), who grow up together on a farm in South Africa during apartheid. As they mature, their friendship is strained when the black boy seeks political equality while the white boy wants everything to stay as it is. The novel won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. An excellent copy of this very scarce and collectible juvenile first edition. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |