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HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics: Journey to Jo’Burg
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This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa’s apartheid. Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a maid. Their journey illustrates at every turn the grim realities of apartheid – the pass laws, bantustans, racism, the breakdown of family life. The opulence of the white “Madam’s” house contrasts starkly with the reality that Naledi and Tiro face – that their baby sister is suffering from starvation, not an incurable disease. This edition of Beverley Naidoo’s classic story includes a special “Why You’ll Love This Book” introduction by Michael Rosen, former Children’s Laureate.
ISBN 13: 9780007263509
Author: Beverley Naidoo
Author(s) | Beverley Naidoo |
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Format | Paperback |
ISBN 13 | 9780007263509 |
Pages | 112 |
ISBN 10 | 0007263503 |
Publisher | Harper Collins Children's Books |
Weight | 80 g |
Publication Date | 03-03-2008 |
Dimensions | 198 × 129 × 7 mm |
Dewey | 823.914 |
Categories | Primary, Fiction, Novels, Classics, Collins Classics, Diverse Representation, Ethnic Minorities |