Journey to Jo'Burg
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| Verlag | HarperCollins UK |
| Alter | 9 - 12 Jahre |
| Auflage | 2008 |
| Seiten | 96 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 0,7 cm |
| Gewicht | 80 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | HarperCollins Children's Modern Classics |
| ISBN-10 | 0007263503 |
| EAN | 9780007263509 |
| Bestell-Nr | 00726350EA |
This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid.
Klappentext:
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.
Rezension:
" This story is compelling"
TES
"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