Chain of Fire - Hardcover

Naidoo, Beverley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039732426X ISBN 13: 9780397324262

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1990

Synopsis

When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother join in a school demonstration and learn that the South African government treats even children who dissent with brutality.Betrayed by their chief, who has sold off their homes, impoverished Naledi and her friend Taolo, inhabitants of a divided South Africa, form a fierce student opposition to the oppression of their people

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 039732426X
• ISBN 13: 9780397324262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 245
• Illustrator: Velasquez Eric