Where the River Runs Gold

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That's it then! You lot had better get your acts together when we're gone. You're on your own now with the bad apples!" Chirelle sighed. When they went off to shower, Shifa hovered by the door, listening. I want to rate this higher, as it's fabulously written, looks at a very possible future for our planet, and covers a lot of good topics. However, two small things prevented me. Even after reading it, I'm not sure how the divisions came into play or how they're enforced. I think Shifa and Themba are Freedoms with a carer, so they don't have Freedom as a surname, but I'm not sure, and I don't know what Lottie is. Chelsea Taylor was just a teen when she left her parents property in the township of Barker. As a promising pianist, Chelsea had won a scholarship to study at Adelaide's Conservatorium- a sacrifice for her hard working parents. Chelsea drove slowly through the small country town of Barker, her eyes searching to see what had changed in the last nine years...She's been in two minds about going home. Part of her wanted desperately to sit on the riverbank and breathe in the peace. But why would she put herself through all the pain of a homecoming when she didn't need to? Many young people know this and are frightened. Equip them with the solace nature can provide. 4. Model eco-friendly behaviour

This is an incredibly powerful and thought-provoking story which totally engrossed me right from the prologue which occurs 10 years before the main story when society is drastically changed by the catastrophic environmental damage caused by Hurricane Chronos.The journey ahead is fraught with danger, but Shifa is strong and knows to listen to her instincts - to let hope guide them home. The freedom of a nation depends on it . . . About This Edition ISBN:

During her visit, Chelsea and her Dad are forced to sit down and work through their issues. This is especially pitaval, as Tom is starting to suffer with memory loss. A Christmas night accident really makes Chelsea realise how much she needs her father in her and her daughter's lives. Having had an interest in climate change (now crisis) and global issues/affairs from the age of 12, I went onto study Geography and World Development at A Level and then Politics and International Relations at university. Due to this, Where the River Runs Gold spoke to me on a level no other fiction book has before. Having studied the theories of Rostow, Boserup, and Malthus, this book echoes these theories in an accessible way for children, highlighting the brink of human history that we are currently edging towards. Although the book is based in a dystopian future, the storyline is so close to what we are already experiencing in the world today and I feel elements of the story are not far off happening in the near future. This dystopian world is one where the bees are dead. Where the only way of facilitating pollination of plants is by hand. And what better than little, delicate children's hands to do the job. The government paints quite a wonderful image to the public, of life on these "Freedom Fields" where children work and study but the truth is far from rosy. Within a few days of the duo's arrival at the Fields, Shifa realizes that the Fields are nothing short of a prison or labour camp. The first two parts I thought were fantastic. I thought the setting, world description and variety of characters were amazing, and that the plot was super clear and well executed - as there were hints that Freedom Fields weren't all that they seemed, but at the same time, you wanted to believe that they had everyone's best interests at heart.The bees have long disappeared; instead children must labour on farms, pollinating crops by hand so that the nation can eat. The farm Shifa and Themba are sent to is hard and cruel. Themba won’t survive there and Shifa comes up with a plan to break them out. But they have no idea where they are – their only guide is a map drawn from the ramblings of a stranger. Where the River Runs Gold is a passionate book about the need to protect nature and save the environment, lest we fall into a state of dystopia like the characters in the book. If every school encourages wildlife into its grounds – wildflowers, log piles, bird feeders, ivy screens separating playgrounds from roads – this adds to nature corridors up and down our country and allows more species to thrive. The story is set in a dystopian aftermath where society has been firmly divided into three social groups: the Paragons, the Freedoms and the Outlanders. The inequality between these groups in terms of social status, power and wealth is evident. The Paragons rule ruthlessly through the ARK government, and control, not only the food supplies and wealth within Kairos City, but also the right to knowledge and perceptions of the landscape outside the City. The Outlanders refuse to conform to the expectations of the Paragons and live outside society, displaced and suffering social deprivation and hardship. Paradoxically, the group which is least free are the Freedoms, and it is to this group that the main protagonists, Shifa and Themba, belong. The readers of Where the River Runs will learn about the dication you need to be a professional pianist. Also, the readers of Where the River Runs will learn about grieve and how it affects everyone differently.