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Title details for The World Beneath by Janice Warman - Available

The World Beneath

by Janice Warman
Debi Hawkins
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South Africa, 1976: Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room located in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in a city by the sea. While he initially doesn't quite understand the anti-apartheid struggle going on around him, his rescue of a stranger and the riots that begin to sweep the country put him face-to-face with it. As he discovers the despair weighing down the world beneath him, he must make heartbreaking decisions that will change his life forever. In this genuine, quietly unflinching, and beautifully nuanced novel, a veteran journalist captures a child's-eye view of the struggle that shaped a nation and riveted the world.
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Publisher: Dreamscape Media Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781666608083
  • File size: 121786 KB
  • Release date: April 25, 2017
  • Duration: 04:13:43

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781666608083
  • File size: 121798 KB
  • Release date: April 25, 2017
  • Duration: 04:15:43
  • Number of parts: 4
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subjects

Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:650
Text Difficulty:2-3

South Africa, 1976: Joshua lives with his mother in the maid's room located in the backyard of their wealthy white employers' house in a city by the sea. While he initially doesn't quite understand the anti-apartheid struggle going on around him, his rescue of a stranger and the riots that begin to sweep the country put him face-to-face with it. As he discovers the despair weighing down the world beneath him, he must make heartbreaking decisions that will change his life forever. In this genuine, quietly unflinching, and beautifully nuanced novel, a veteran journalist captures a child's-eye view of the struggle that shaped a nation and riveted the world.
Expand title description text
Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature