When The Ground is Hard -

Malla Nunn

G.P. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers

2019

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-10: 0525515577

In this stunning and heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school, two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Pride & Prejudice.

Adele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school is going to be great with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie, the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders.

But as they share a copy of Pride & Prejudice, Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele, and Lottie learns to be a little sweeter. Together, they take on bullies and protect each other from the vindictive and prejudiced teachers. Then a boy goes missing on campus and Adele and Lottie must rely on each other to solve the mystery and maybe learn the true meaning of friendship.

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4 (Muito bom)

Uma bela história de uma amizade inesperada, que se fortalece em situações de perigo e de enfrentamento. Uma narrativa que nos fala de preconceitos, de discriminação, de um apartheid talvez não oficial, mas presente em todas as esferas da vida. Um final tocante, que explica o título e me fez ficar bastante emocionada. Muito bom.