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When an English family in Sabah, Malaysia, finds a shy eight‑year‑old boy who could be a brother lost in a hospital fire years earlier, they grapple with whether to accept him and give him a second chance at family life. Their decision challenges their own prejudices and tests social adjustment in a multicultural setting.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Frances Leigh
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