Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story
Author(s): Beverley Naidoo
Frightened that their baby sister will die, 13-year-old Naledi and her young brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to find their mother, who works in Johannesburg as a maid. Their journey shows the realities of apartheid, pass laws, bantustans, racism, the breakdown of family life.
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" This story is compelling" TES "This inspirational tale..." Network "Growing awareness of the sufferings of South Africa's black children brings renewed point to Beverley Naidoo's Journey to Joburg, a story for young readers, the more searing for its gentleness, that makes them ask questions we must learn to answer." Guardian
Beverley Naidoo was born in South Africa and came into exile in Britain at 22. She began writing to open a window for young people onto apartheid. Her challenging novels have won a number of awards.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers
- : Collins
- : 0.089
- : 06 September 1999
- : 197mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Beverley Naidoo
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 823
- : 80
- : map
