Warrior Boy
- ISBN10: 1911490370
- ISBN13: 9781911490371
- Author: Virginia Clay
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Published: 06/09/2018
£6.99
Ben is sure he won't be accepted by his estranged Maasai family,
but when he arrives in Kenya, he finds there is a lot more at
stake than his pride ... In a stunning adventure, he embarks on a
journey of self-discovery as he sets out to claim his true place
in
the world.
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Does Ben, a schoolboy from London, have what it takes
to be a twenty-first-century warrior?
'An empowering story of courage and friendship and protecting
our planet's animals' BEAR GRYLLS
London schoolboy Ben is visiting his father's homeland of Kenya.
Ben thinks he won't fit in with his estranged Maasai cousins but
when he arrives, he finds there is a lot more at stake than his
pride ...
In a thrilling adventure of tribal cutlure and elephant conservation,
Ben embarks on a journey of self-understanding and friendship.
Shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House
Children's Fiction Competition, Warrior Boy is
a timely, thrilling and emotional story of adventure and belonging.
Explores themes of masculinity, identity and overcoming
fear, as well as touching on environmental conservation and the
protection of threatened cultures.
A new and exciting voice for middle grade, Virginia lives
and works in the novel's setting of Kenya, teaching English
and Drama.