The World Beneath
Janice Warman$14.44
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At the height of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, a boy must face life decisions that test what he believes--and call for no turning back.
South Africa, 1976. Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room, in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in the city by the sea. He doesn't quite understand the events going on around him. But when he rescues a stranger and riots begin to sweep the country, Joshua has to face the world beneath--the world deep inside him--to make heartbreaking choices that will change his life forever. Genuine and quietly unflinching, this beautifully nuanced novel from a veteran journalist captures a child's-eye view of the struggle that shaped a nation and riveted the world.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 05/24/2016
ISBN: 9780763678562
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 02/29/2016
School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 146
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2016
Booklist 04/15/2016 pg. 56
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 145 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187409 / World Beneath
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 5
South Africa, 1976. Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room, in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in the city by the sea. He doesn't quite understand the events going on around him. But when he rescues a stranger and riots begin to sweep the country, Joshua has to face the world beneath--the world deep inside him--to make heartbreaking choices that will change his life forever. Genuine and quietly unflinching, this beautifully nuanced novel from a veteran journalist captures a child's-eye view of the struggle that shaped a nation and riveted the world.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 05/24/2016
ISBN: 9780763678562
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 02/29/2016
School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 146
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2016
Booklist 04/15/2016 pg. 56
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 145 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187409 / World Beneath
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 5