REVIEW | The Scholarship Kids tells the inspiring story of how the Gentle twins achieved their aviation dream

23 May

Mduduzi Mbiza

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The Scholarship Kids: Dream Big, Fly High by Robert Gentle. (Melinda Ferguson Books)

BOOK: The Scholarship Kids by Robert Gentle. (Melinda Ferguson Books)

When Michael and Robert briefly hurried to their room between lectures one day, they found a note slipped under the door: "I got a call from Cape Town. You both have scholarships. Phone me tonight. Joan."

Twin brothers Michael and Robert came into this world in 1957 at Somerset Hospital in Green Point, Cape Town. The Scholarship Kids tells an interesting story set in three countries: South Africa, Zambia, and France.

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