Book description
'There were soldiers on the verandah… They were pointing bayonets at my
mother and father… I was glued to the spot.. My heart was beating
furiously…'Run, Andy, run!' I heard Dad's desperate yell…' The year is
1942. War has spread across the world, and the Japanese have invaded
Singapore, where Andy has been living an idyllic life with his botanist
parents, on the edge of the jungle. But now the military police have
taken his parents away for questioning and Andy has fled deep into that
jungle - alone for the first time iin his life. But not quite alone.
With him is Pix, his best friend, a monkey. As Andy battles to overcome
his terror and begins the quest for food and shelter, another fugitive
arrives - Emmiline, the most demanding brat he has ever met. New
Zealand born Carol Ching is the author of the adult novels HOPES AND
FEARS, LEAVING and THE IDEAL FRIEND, and the children's books OPERATION
LIGHTHOUSE and PIX AND ME. She lives in England.
