Overview of Journey to Jo Burg: Collins Modern Classics Book

This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spiritagainst the background of South Africa s apartheid.Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen year old Naledi and her youngerbrother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, whoworks 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 Nalediand 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 ThisBook introduction by Michael Rosen, the Children s Laureate.

• Book Type :

Family, Personal & Social Issues

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

• ISBN - 10 :

0007263503

• Journey to Jo Burg: Collins Modern Classics Published On :

30 Dec 2016

• Resource:

Children\'s & Young Adult, Family, Personal & Social Issues Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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