Ricky Thomas, brother Doug and sister Polly spend their summer holidays in the coffee walk surrounding their grandparents' country home in Dallas, Jamaica. There they play games of 'Three on a Desert Island'. It's a sunbaking day in July. Above the children the leaves of the mango and coffee trees are drying, the thin asphalt becoming syrupy beneath their feet, the atmosphere electric with the sun's heat. But while Ricky scouts for an observation platform for his imaginary island, the children feel it. They feel the earth ...
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Ricky Thomas, brother Doug and sister Polly spend their summer holidays in the coffee walk surrounding their grandparents' country home in Dallas, Jamaica. There they play games of 'Three on a Desert Island'. It's a sunbaking day in July. Above the children the leaves of the mango and coffee trees are drying, the thin asphalt becoming syrupy beneath their feet, the atmosphere electric with the sun's heat. But while Ricky scouts for an observation platform for his imaginary island, the children feel it. They feel the earth itself move beneath them. Is it part of their vivid imaginations-or is it the sign of a coming earthquake? "Strongly recommended." The School Librarian "...a cleverly constructed story of mounting tension... " Junior Bookshelf "This is a fine story, a worthy successor to Hurricane ...' British Book News
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Poor. Moderate wear and tanning/grubbiness to covers. Extremities have been taped, but tape is grubby and beginning to peel. Mild tanning/foxing to pages, but content is clear and legible. Inscriptions to inside both covers. 96 p. Oxford Children's Paperbacks . 1ill. Intended for a juvenile audience.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ clean / slightly chipped at edges. boards clean / very minor corner wear. text clean / tight. 123 p. : illus.; 23 cm. Includes Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Illustrated by William Papas. Owner gift inscription on front fly, light rubbing at the extremities, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight edgewear.
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Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes: Very good hardcover in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. Name in ink on front free endpaper. 8vo. 123pp.
