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Zusatztext A shot. Two shots at the gate in the early morning and a car screechesaway down an avenue of palm trees. A tragedy - and a terrible loss forSade and her younger brother! Femi! children of an outspoken Nigerian journalist.Now terror is all around them and they must flee their country. At once.And alone. Plans for their journey have to be hastily arranged. Everythingmust be done in secret. But once Sade and Femi reach England! they willbe safe - won't they? Informationen zum Autor South African author Beverley Naidoo was exiled from her home country when she was a student in 1965! for campaigning against apartheid. Her first children's novel! JOURNEY TO JO'BURG! was banned in South Africa when it was published in 1985 and only available there after the release of Nelson Mandela from jail in 1991. It was however published in many other countries around the world and widely praised for its eloquent! moving and accessible story. Her later novel! THE OTHER SIDE OF TRUTH! won the Carnegie Medal in 2000 and she has written many other acclaimed books for children. Beverley lives in the UK. Klappentext A topical new novel from the author of "No Turning Back"! the story of two Nigerian children abandoned at Victoria Station! and their struggle to survive. Zusammenfassung Presents the story of 12 year-old Sade and her brother Femi who flee to Britain from Nigeria. Seen through the eyes of Sade! this title explores what it means to be classified as 'illegal' and the difficulties which come with being a refugee.
