Journey to Jo'Burg A South African Story

Beverley Naidoo

Paperback (04 Mar 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Frightened that their baby sister will die, 13-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother. On their journey they encounter the realities of aparteid - the pass laws, Bantusans, racism and the breakdown of family life.

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HarperCollins Children's Books

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ISBN:	9780006726937
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:	HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub date:	04 Mar 1996
DEWEY:	428.6
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	80
Weight:	70g
Height:	198mm
Width:	129mm