The Other Side of Truth

Zusatztext "Vivid portrayal of complex people caught in complex webs using their culture for strength in a time of need." Informationen zum Autor Beverley Naidoo joined the resistance to apartheid as a student in South Africa, leading to detention without trial and exile in England. She is the author of the widely popular Journey to Jo’burg , the Carnegie Medal winner The Other Side of Truth, its sequel, Web of Lies, and the award-winning books Out of Bounds, No Turning Back, and Burn My Heart. Visit her online at www.beverleynaidoo.com. Klappentext Will the truth harm them -- or save them? When Nigeria's corrupt military government kills their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi think their lives are over. Out of fear for their safety, their father, an outspoken journalist, decides to smuggle the children out of Nigeria and into London, where their uncle lives. But when they get to the cold and massive city, they find themselves lost and alone, with no one to trust and no idea when -- or if -- they will ever see their father again. The Other Side of Truth is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth. Zusammenfassung Will the truth harm them -- or save them? When Nigeria's corrupt military government kills their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi think their lives are over. Out of fear for their safety, their father, an outspoken journalist, decides to smuggle the children out of Nigeria and into London, where their uncle lives. But when they get to the cold and massive city, they find themselves lost and alone, with no one to trust and no idea when -- or if -- they will ever see their father again. The Other Side of Truth is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth.

Product details

• Authors: Beverley Naidoo, Naidoo Beverley
• Publisher: Amistad
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.12.2002
• EAN: 9780064410021
• ISBN: 978-0-06-441002-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 192 mm x 16 mm
• Series: HarperTrophy
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General, Africa, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Africa, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees