Four Years with Jhunti: 1 (The White Drekesh)

Just because its hard doesnt mean its impossible Young Kal runs away from home to find himself at the mercy of the Jhunti a reclusive tribe living in the mountains of Australia. The Jhunti are fearful of white people destroying their way of life. Despite their misgivings they agree to take Kal in after one of their own Nemid volunteers to look after the boy.Life is hard with the Jhunti but good and through Nemid Kal experiences what family and kindness are all about for the first time. Though not everyone is pleased. Fighting racism at every turn and struggling to learn the Jhunti ways under the distrustful eyes of the tribal leaders Kals welcome is wearing thin. He and Nemid have a difficult road ahead if they are to stay together. Praise for Four Years with JhuntiFour Years with Jhunti is an engrossing story well-written entertaining and moving. It will appeal both to adolescents and their parents. Juliet Summers is a talented author with the power to make an imagined world startlingly real. - Katharine BettsFour years with Junti is a story that is enthralling to the reader and difficult to put down. It is imaginative and certainly will appeal to a wide range of readers both young and old. - Barbara Sharp