Blou sjokolade by Christien Neser

Blou sjokolade (Fifth Printing of Afrikaans Teen Favourite)

The third Elle Kroon novel from Christien Neser, a humorous Afrikaans teen romance and adventure

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Blou sjokolade
• Author: Christien Neser
• Publisher: LAPA Uitgewers, Pretoria
• Publication Date: 2015
• ISBN-13: 9780799352405
• Edition Details: Eerste druk 2011; Vyfde druk 2015.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated paperback wrappers, perfect bound, with a blue spine lettered in white.
• Physical Format: Medium softcover, roughly 200 x 130 mm. Text only, with no maps or plates.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Wraps: Illustrated paper wrappers with a blue spine lettered in white. The cover is fairly clean, with a small speck on the front cover near the title. There is slight wear and light scuffing to the lower edge and corners, with slight rubbing along the bottom edge. The spine is intact with no obvious creasing. A small barcode label is affixed to the back cover.
• Interior: The sampled text pages are clean, with no foxing or markings. The page edges are lightly toned. The binding appears tight. No inscriptions, stamps or ex-library marks.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Blou sjokolade is the third novel in Christien Neser's humorous, romantic teen series about Elle Kroon, which began with Kondensmelk and continued with Koshuiskoffie. Each book can be read on its own.

Elle is a boarding-school girl who is in love and has won a good place in the school orchestra. She is also looking forward to a trip to France. When plans go wrong, she must trade them for a tough hiking expedition, and the story follows how she copes.

The series has found a loyal readership among teenagers and also among adult readers. This title is now out of print, which makes this used copy of interest to those completing or revisiting the Elle books in Afrikaans.

Author Profile: Christien Neser

Christien Neser, born Lilian Christien Brink in Pretoria on 22 November 1956, trained as a speech therapist and later took further degrees in French and applied linguistics.

Her first book, Kondensmelk (LAPA, 2009), launched the Elle series, which eventually ran to eleven titles. Her other works include Amper Einstein (2013), Pienk is nie vir sissies nie (2017) and Help! My kind is anders.

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