{"product_id":"vlerke-vir-almal-marion-erskine-2017","title":"Vlerke vir almal by Marion Erskine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVlerke vir almal (Second Printing of 2017 Afrikaans Youth Novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Award-Winning Afrikaans Youth Novel of Bullying, Friendship and Hope, Set Text in South African Schools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vlerke vir almal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marion Erskine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Kaapstad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780798174510\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition 2017 (Eerste uitgawe in 2017); this copy is the Second Printing, 2019 (Tweede druk 2019).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated paper wrappers, perfect bound, with a printed butterfly pattern to the page edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback) format, slim volume. Teen fiction (Jeugfiksie).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The illustrated wrappers show general wear. The lower fore-edge corner of the front cover is creased and scuffed, with slight fraying and a small area of lifting. The red spine is intact with some light creasing. The page edges are toned and yellowed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block appears intact and the binding seems tight. The pages are toned to cream. There are handwritten pen annotations, including English glosses of Afrikaans words, notes and underlining, seen on pages 69 and 89. Further reader marking elsewhere in the text is possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reader's marginal annotations in pen, including English glosses of Afrikaans words and underlining, probably by a student. No ownership signature or bookplate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVlerke vir almal is an Afrikaans youth novel by Marion Erskine, first published by Human \u0026amp; Rousseau in 2017. It follows seventeen-year-old Dewald, who is sent to a new school after his life is turned upside down. He struggles with a stutter, tries to regain his balance and to understand his best friend's major decision, and has made an enemy of one of the school's worst bullies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel deals with bullying, depression, assault, social media and peer pressure, and uses the butterfly as a symbol of hope. It won the ATKV-Woordveertjie in the Grade 8 to 10 self-reading category in 2018 and is prescribed in a number of South African schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a used copy of the second printing of 2019, offered as a working, annotated copy of a contemporary Afrikaans youth title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Marion Erskine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarion Erskine is an Afrikaans author of novels, youth novels and radio dramas. Born in Randfontein and schooled in Westonaria, he holds a BA, taught English in South Africa and Taiwan for about six years, and later lived in the United Arab Emirates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other works include the debut novel Oos (2007), the chick-lit title Donatello en Volksie and Bruidzilla (2020). 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