The Dust of Africa: You can't wash the dust of Africa off your feet--African proverb

by Shel Arensen

After his parents drop him off at a boarding school in Kenya as a young boy, Clay crosses the threshold into an unknown and often-hostile world. Ox, the captain of the rugby team, rescues Clay from the paddling machine and becomes his mentor. Titch, a boy in his class who struggles to read, befriends Clay in his lonely days at boarding school. Clay develops a passion for rugby, which helps him carve out his niche wherever he finds himself-in Kenya...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595497616
• ISBN13: 9780595497614
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"