Dreamers

Dancing is Byron Carelse’s life. It’s his energy, his passion, his happy place ... his spark. When the rhythm takes hold of his body, he forgets about all the troubles waiting for him at home.His best friend Tasha says he shouldn’t allow other people to steal his spark. But she doesn’t have a clue about the things going on in Byron’s home. And perhaps it’s better that way. What will she think of him?One day, somebody spots Byron’s talent. Along with a group of other township kids, he gets the opportunity to take part in a show at a big arts festival. But what are you supposed to do when life tries to steal your dream from you?

Fanie Viljoen is one of the most loved and diverse writers in Afrikaans children’s and YA literature. He was awarded twice with the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, as well as the M.E.R. Prize. He has also won numerous ATKV Children’s Book Awards. His teen novels Betower and Afkop were both runners-up in LAPA’s competition for teen literature and he won in 2019 with Offers vir die vlieë. Zinelda McDonald woon in Pretoria. Sy het 'n honneursgraad in grafiese ontwerp aan die Universiteit van Noordwes se Potchefstroomkampus verwerf. Reeds in haar studiejare het sy 'n unieke styl ontwikkel. Sy het talle kinderboeke, handboeke en opvoedkundige gidse geïllustreer, insluitend publikasies soos Wiskunde gee my maagpyn, spesiale (en geheime) agent Peter van der Wind en die Chinese draak en Sneeuwitjie en ander prinsesstories.