The publisher’s favourite
juvenile story.
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Subject: Pakistan / Fiction
Age: 9-99
ISBN 978-0-921100-51-5 Retail Price: $9.95
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Bobby's Friends!
by Phia van den Berg
"Lights!" Jessie announced loudly. Suddenly everyone
was awake. Karachi appeared beneath them on the lefthand side. At first they saw only a narrow strip of tiny
lights, but soon it broadened. The plane swung sideways as it turned, gliding above the sea of city lights. The
children hadn’t paid much attention to the other landings during the trip, but this one became very
exciting!
Pakistan! Every year a part of Western Pakistan
underwent a drastic flood, washing away all the gardens and homes of the inhabitants. Father Falois, agriculturist,
was asked by the government to try to control the floods. But life in Pakistan was so different for Bobby and his
siblings. The worst part was understanding the people, that breach between the rich Muslims and the poor
Christians. How would Bobby find friends? Would the screaming, proud, millionaire’s son, Sadiq, be a friend, or
would Jahja, the very poorest of all? Who would be faithful when danger came?
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"I've devoured Bobby's Friends! twice in the last month. Now I'm reading it aloud to the
children..... Children enjoy it for the excitement and the humor, but any parent who reads it out loud
will be moved by natural way that Bobby's parents relate cultural issues to God's Word..... I highly
recommend Bobby's Friends! both as an exciting story as well as a vivid illustration of Christian
living in a different time and place. It has exactly the right combination of humor, excitement, and
reflection for reading out loud to a wide range of ages. On the other hand, most nine year olds could
easily read it on their own." |
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— Annie Kate Aarnoutse |
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