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Tommy Mütze
A novel from South Africa
Translated from English by Barbara Brennwald
© 2012 Baobab Books; 3rd edition 2020
84 pages, hardcover, 13,5 x 21 cm
CHF 25.00
/ € 16,50 [D]
/ € 17,00 [A]
ISBN 978-3-905804-39-3
Ages 9 and up
When the headmaster presents Tommy McAdam to his new classmates in Grade Four at Colliery Primary they are especially interested to find out more about him – the usual things: where he’s from, what sports he plays – but most of all, why does he refuse to take off his balaclava?
They begin to like him despite of the balaclava, which he wears to school religiously – a different colour each day. He is a great soccer player and fits right in with the other boys. Of course their curiosity grows, and eventually they think of a plan to reveal Tommy’s secret. This book is great fun, and readers won’t guess the secret until the very end.
The author
Original edition: Balaclava Boy © 2009 Tafelberg/NB Publisher, Cape Town