Desperate times /
Chanchori, Charles
Desperate times / Charles Chanchori. - 107 pages ; illustrations ; 21 cm. - Starlit readers for junior school. .
This book is specifically designed for Grade 9 students under Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). This is a story of family prevailing despite adverse poverty, loss broken dream and betrayal. A contemporary novel exploring themes of hardship, resilience, and survival in the face of social and personal challenges.
The story follows Brian, who is recovering from a severe asthma attack while working with his sister, Joyce. While resting in the back of a friend's pickup truck, he falls asleep and wakes up to find the vehicle has been stolen by criminals. The narrative centers on his desperate race against time to escape and help bring the thieves to justice, while exploring themes of poverty, betrayal, and family resilience.
9789914442779
Survival--Fiction.
Social conditions -- Fiction.
Crime --Fiction.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Fiction.
Kenya -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
828.99676203 CHA
Desperate times / Charles Chanchori. - 107 pages ; illustrations ; 21 cm. - Starlit readers for junior school. .
This book is specifically designed for Grade 9 students under Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). This is a story of family prevailing despite adverse poverty, loss broken dream and betrayal. A contemporary novel exploring themes of hardship, resilience, and survival in the face of social and personal challenges.
The story follows Brian, who is recovering from a severe asthma attack while working with his sister, Joyce. While resting in the back of a friend's pickup truck, he falls asleep and wakes up to find the vehicle has been stolen by criminals. The narrative centers on his desperate race against time to escape and help bring the thieves to justice, while exploring themes of poverty, betrayal, and family resilience.
9789914442779
Survival--Fiction.
Social conditions -- Fiction.
Crime --Fiction.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Fiction.
Kenya -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
828.99676203 CHA