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Description for The Flame Tree
Paperback. In this title, two boys' friendship is tested to extremes by intolerance and terrorism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some shelf wear. Slight yellowing of pages and small tear to top of spine
Isacc is the son of American missionary doctors in Java, Indonesia. He loves his surroundings and feels secure that his friendship with Ismail, who is Muslim, is as solid as the majestic flame tree in the mission school's yard. However, when an Islamic fundamentalist group threatens the hospital where Isaac's parents work, the tightly knit community unravels. Amid terrorist bombings, Isaac is taken hostage. While in captivity, he must confromt the conflicts between his Christian upbringing and the teaching of Islam...
Isacc is the son of American missionary doctors in Java, Indonesia. He loves his surroundings and feels secure that his friendship with Ismail, who is Muslim, is as solid as the majestic flame tree in the mission school's yard. However, when an Islamic fundamentalist group threatens the hospital where Isaac's parents work, the tightly knit community unravels. Amid terrorist bombings, Isaac is taken hostage. While in captivity, he must confromt the conflicts between his Christian upbringing and the teaching of Islam...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780689860522
SKU
KKD0001679
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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