Running From the Tiger by Aleesah Darlison
(Empowering Resources) PB RRP $15 ISBN
9780994501066
Reviewed by Wendy Haynes
This is a story of true friendship.
When ten-year-old Ebony meets Teena the
new girl at school, she can’t believe her luck. A real friend at last. Follow
Ebony and Teena as their friendship and trust for one another grows.
Darlison draws on Ebony and Teena’s growing friendship to give the
reader a message of how friendship and encouragement can lead to overcoming a
difficult family life.
This book for 10 -12 years old
girls comes with a warning. It has a purpose of
empowering those living with domestic violence. This social issue is woven
tastefully throughout the narrative and encourages children to have a voice.
Ebony loves to run; it gives her
freedom from her father and the abundances
of chores and responsibilities he saddles her with at home. Both she and Teena
among other classmates gain a spot in the
zone carnival. With training commences after school Ebony dares to ask her
father for permission. As the reader, you
can’t help but have empathy for Ebony as she finds herself and strengths.
The climax comes when Ebony gets a chance to slips away with the
encouragement of Teena, to compete at Zone
level. This book has a marvellous way of
raising a difficult subject.
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