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McDonald, Ian, 1933-

The humming-bird tree / Ian McDonald. - London: Heinemann, 1969. - [6], 182 pages; 21 cm. - Caribbean writers series ^A232325 ^A232325 . - Caribbean writers series. .

"Alan was too young to understand why his parents preferred him to play with the other white boys on the estate. But gradually, he learned that if he was going to meet Kaiser and Jaillin, he had to pretend he was going to meet someone else, he had to pretend he didn't enjoy spending time with his friends, he had to pretend he didn't mind when he wasn't allowed to invite them to his party. Sometimes, horribly, the pretending became real, and Alan found himself in betrayal of the friendship that meant so much to him."--Goodreads.

ISBN: 0434440213 9780434440214 0435989340 9780435989347

LCCN: 75388578

Nat. Bib. No.: GB6906424 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 002310176 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Race awareness in children--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Trinidadian and Tobagonian fiction--20th century.
Trinidadian and Tobagonian fiction.
Friendship.
Race awareness in children.
Race relations.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Trinidad and Tobago--Race relations--Fiction.
Trinidad and Tobago.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ4.M13475 PR6063.A169 / Hu

Dewey Class. No.: F / McD