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In No Turning Back, Naidoo explores the experiences of some of South Africa’s most vulnerable people, poor black street children, during this transition period. Naidoo’s protagonist, Sipho,...
- The Other Side of Truth
The Other Side of Truth is the story of two Nigerian...
- Journey to Jo'burg
Journey to Jo’burg by Beverly Naidoo is the story of two...
- The Other Side of Truth
Escaping from his violent stepfather, twelve-year-old Sipho heads for Johannesburg where he has heard that gangs of children live on the streets. Surviving hunger and the bitter-cold winter nights is hard enough but Sipho also has to learn, in the ‘new’ South Africa, whom to trust.
This powerful, moving book conveys complex shades of good and evil in a confidently described South Africa. The characters, with all their flaws, ring true, and will excite passionate discussion about the rights and wrongs of each decision.
- Beverley Naidoo
Dec 12, 2017 · No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa (1995) is set in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1994, just before Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first black president. Sipho is a 12-year-old boy fleeing his sleeping mother and abusive step-father one early morning.
Summary. NO TURNING BACK by Carnegie-medal winning author Beverley Naidoo is the powerful and moving story of Sipho and his struggle to survive on the city streets of Johannesburg in the 1990s. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first.
Jan 6, 1999 · Escaping from his violent stepfather, twelve-year-old Sipho heads for Johannesburg, where he has heard that gangs of children live on the streets. Surviving hunger and bitter-cold winter...
Aug 4, 2016 · No turning back by Carnegie-medal winning author Beverley Naidoo is the powerful and moving story of Sipho and his struggle to survive on the city streets of Johannesburg in the 1990s.
