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Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and racial prejudice. And then there's the puzzle of lunch break.
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Frankie and Stankie, Barbara Trapido
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- 2004
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- Title
- Frankie and Stankie
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Barbara Trapido
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0747572755
- ISBN13
- 9780747572756
- Series
- Original title
- Frankie & Stankie
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and racial prejudice. And then there's the puzzle of lunch break.