Publisher's Synopsis
This is the moving story of 11-year-old Tra who lives with his family in post-war Vietnam.
The story: How can young Muyu and his friend Lyana stop the destruction of the forests by the hated soldiers and timber companies? Their friend, known as 'Greenboots', has published a book which has focused the eyes of the world on East Timor, and now has a price on his head. Like him, Muyu and Lyana are on the run, but time is running out for them and for their people.
Themes: Human rights; environmental destruction; conflict (OCR/MEG GCSE); images of war (AQA/NEAB GCSE); people and the environment (AQA/NEAB GCSE); friendship/relationships.
Strong male and female protagonists.
Ideal for KS4.
