Mellow Yellow (Jenny Robson )
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Jenny Robson
Medium Paperback
Some wear
Name on the inside cover
Mellow Yellowis the story of a street boy growing up in Cape Town, the city that the author, Jenny Robson, grew up in, and in which the book was published. Jenny Robson was the first person in history to win four consecutive prizes in the Sanlam Youth Novel Competition, among other awards. Mellow Yellow was the first novel that she wrote for teenagers.
Mess, or Mellow Yellow as he was often called because of the bright yellow jersey he always wore, lived on the streets of Cape Town. Life was hard for him and his 'good' gang, but he was happier than he had been for most of his short life. As he said to himself, Hey, Mellow Yellow, you can't have it all, ou pellie! All he had were the clothes he wore, including his jersey and an old tobacco tin that held his greatest treasure: a green paper. He promised himself that he would learn to read so that he could find out what secre secret proved to be the most wonderful thing that Mess could have hoped for. It changed his life.
Mellow Yellowis a very simple but enjoyable book. Each chapter is only a few pages long and the font is fairly large and bold, making it manageable for new or reluctant readers. Despite the hardness of the life on the streets, Mellow Yellow's happiness make it light-hearted and fun. Characters fade in and out of the story without much explanation, and you only get a chance to get to know a handful of them. Mellow Yellow's gang does not allow smoking, drinking or stealing, so many issues of gang living are excluded from the story altogether, making it suitable for children. The ending is improbable, and many aspects of the story unrealistic, but the character of Mellow Yellow makes the book a worthwhile read.
This is a good story, and will probably be enjoyed most by children between 10 and 13 years of age.
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