Where the River Runs Gold
Sita Brahmachari
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
*Sita Brahmachari is a World Book Day author for 2021 with gorgeous short story, The River Whale!* Two children must risk everything to escape their fate and find the impossible . . . bold adventure, timely climate change themes and breathtaking writing, from award-winning author Sita Brahmachari. 'Lavishly written and full of love of the natural world.' - Sunday Times Shifa and her brother, Themba, live in Kairos City with their father, Nabil. The few live in luxury, whilst the millions like them crowd together in compounds, surviving on meagre rations and governed by Freedom Fields - the organisation that looks after you, as long as you opt in. The bees have long disappeared; instead children must labour on farms, pollinating crops by hand so that the nation can eat. The farm Shifa and Themba are sent to is hard and cruel. Themba won't survive there and Shifa comes up with a plan to break them out. But they have no idea where they are - their only guide is a map drawn from the ramblings of a stranger. The journey ahead is fraught with danger, but Shifa is strong and knows to listen to her instincts - to let love guide them home. The freedom of a nation depends on it . . . Endorsed by Amnesty International.
Reviews
interesting characters and a worrying future that was entirely believable given the issues with biodiversity and pollinators the world is currently experiencing
ksnow
A dystopian future based on a climate crisis that results in the seeming extinction of bees. This was well written with lovely layers for young people to unpick. The storyline was pacy and engaging however did move perhaps a little too fast by the final 3rd. Moments of action were sometimes moved on from too quickly and held little consequence for the characters. An idealist escape adventure, but lovely for its intended audience!