Bibliograph

Halley's comet, Hannes Barnard

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Halley's comet, Hannes Barnard

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Halley's comet

Responsibility statement

Hannes Barnard

Summary

Halley's Comet is a coming-of-age story of Pete de Lange, a white 16-year-old schoolboy, set in small-town South Africa in 1986. Pete lives a relatively sheltered life, primarily concerned with girls and rugby--until one January night changes everything. Thrust together with two complete strangers--Petrus, a black farmworker's son and Sarita, an Indian shopkeeper's daughter--the trio find themselves running for their lives. This era-defying friendship--sparked by a shared secret--challenges everything Pete thought he knew and believed. And when anti-Apartheid revolutionaries set their sights on the town, it will change the course of the three young people's lives forever. Halley's Comet is a a story of friendship, love, change, taking chances, hope, a comet, and some pretty cool 80s music

Target audience

adolescent

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