Marsden Racial tension is not limited to the United States. In this book, Blessing is a Shona boy and the son of the pastor of their church. He attends the mission school for black Africans. His best friend is Evan, the white son of a Methodist minister. Evan attends an all white school. The friendship between these two becomes difficult when a white farmer is supposedly killed by a black rebel group. The headmaster in Evan’s school is training the students to go against the blacks. Most of the students side with the whites. Evan wants to fit in but that would mean giving up his friendship with his friend Blessing. He has many hard decisions to make. These decisions would have a lasting impact. For my students who read the Bluford series that deals with inner-city problems, I believe they will like this book. Although they take place on opposite sides of the world the problems are still the same. They would recognize that fact that the choices w make today can have a long term effect on our future. I thought this was a great book. ( )