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Journey to Jo’Burg (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)

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Description for Journey to Jo’Burg (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics) Paperback. This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid. Series: Collins Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 141 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 88. 89pp. Essential Modern Classics Series

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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Collins Modern Classics
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007263509
SKU
9780007263509
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Beverley Naidoo
Beverley Naidoo was born in South Africa and grew up under apartheid. After arrest and detention without trial, she came to England. She married another exile and was only able to return freely twenty-six years later, after Nelson Mandela's release from jail. Their two children were brought up in England where she still lives. She goes back to South Africa ... Read more

Reviews for Journey to Jo’Burg (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)
“ 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 ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Journey to Jo’Burg (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)


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