A Good Day for Climbing Trees

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Its the summer holidays and 13-year-old Marnus feels invisible, sandwiched between a heart-breakingly handsome older brother, and his cute but crafty little brother. Then, one day, a girl called Leila shows up at the house with a petition to save a nearby tree. It is the start of an extraordinary adventure that changes his life: The twobecome local heroes and bring the community full of weird and wonderful characters closer together. For the first time, Marnus feels people are noticing him.

Reviews

An inspiring story, and a really funny one too.

* Spectator (Books of the Year) *

The book deftly handles issues around family life, as well as activism, with a light-hearted touch. With lots of humour and a cast of weird but wonderful characters, and Jim Tierneys modish illustrations, this is the perfect feel-good book from one of South Africas top childrens authors.

* BookTrust *

'Quirky, charming and very funny, but with a real emotional punch. It is the perfect place to start for someone looking to move on from The Wimpy Kid books.'

* Anthony McGowan, author of The Donut Diaries *

Instantly engaging, funny and robust.'

* Amanda Craig, New Statesman *

Jacobs authentically sketches the main characters deeper motivations especially Leilas reaction to her parents divorce. Ultimately, Jacobs delivers a kind and uplifting novel about two characters taking a stand.

* Publishers Weekly *

'It made me chuckle on the very first page. A story with a warm heart and characters you want to spend time with.'

-- Jill Coleman - BookTrust Director of Children's Books

A small gem with interesting characters touching on issues such as divorce, friendship and the outsiders in our society.

* Die Burger *

Jaco Jacobs undoubtedly has the gift of writing entertaining stories. His characters are believable, and ever so often theres a hint of humour to make the reading experience even more pleasurable.

* IBBY *

Jaco Jacobs is a natural story spinner.'

* Goodreads *

Author Bio

Jaco Jacobs is the most popular and prolific children's book author in Afrikaans. He has published more than 120 books and nearly a million copies of his books have been sold. Jaco is also a well-known columnist, blogger, freelance journalist and translator. He lives in Bloemfontein, South Africa || Afrikaans translator of children's books