Beverley Naidoo

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1) Journey to Jo'burg: a South African story

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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2

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Separated from their mother by the harsh social and economic conditions prevalent among blacks in South Africa, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers to find her in Johannesburg.

2) The other side of truth

Author

Naidoo, Beverley

Series

Other Side of Truth

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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9

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Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.

3) Out of bounds: seven stories of conflict and hope

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Naidoo, Beverley

Pub. Date

2003.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5

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Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their lives by South Africa's apartheid laws.

4) Burn my heart

Author

Naidoo, Beverley

Pub. Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6

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Two boys, one white, one black, share an uneasy friendship in Kenya in the 1950s, a country shaken by a rebellion of Africans against white landowners, but suspicions and accusations are escalating, and an act of betrayal could change everything.

5) Chain of Fire

Author

Naidoo, Beverley

Pub. Date

1993

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9

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When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her schoolmates organize an anti-removal march through their village.

6) S is for South Africa

Author

Naidoo, Beverley

Series

World alphabet

Pub. Date

[2010]

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A photographic introduction to South Africa, featuring brief descriptions of people, places, customs, and other aspects of life in South Africa, arranged alphabetically.