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Journey to Jo'burg: a South African story

✍ Scribed by Beverley Naidoo

Book ID: 100381799
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Weight: 564 KB
Edition: Revised paperback edition
Category: Fiction
City: Johannesburg (South Africa);South Africa;Johannesburg
ISBN: 0062995065

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

“Has no equal. Evocative and haunting.” (School Library Journal starred review)

The bestselling classic set in South Africa during the apartheid era, in which two siblings must face the dangers of their divided country.

Mma lives and works in Johannesburg, far from the village thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother, Tiro, call home. When their baby sister suddenly becomes very sick, Naledi and Tiro know that they need to bring their mother back in order to save their sister’s life. Bravely, secretly, they set off on the long journey to the big city to find Mma.

It isn’t until they finally reach Jo’burg that they see up close what life is like for black citizens across South Africa—and begin to really question the unfair and dangerous laws of apartheid.

A classic look at prejudice and racism in apartheid South Africa, this short and compelling novel is perfect for independent reading projects and classroom sharing.

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