Journey to Jo'burg: a South African Story
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780007263509
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780007263509
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers UK
- Date of Addition:
- 04/08/16
- Copyrighted By:
- HarperCollins Publishers UK
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Year 3 - KS2, Year 4 - KS2, Year 5 - KS2, Year 6 - KS2
- Submitted By:
- RNIB Bookshare (Staff)
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.