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HarperTrophy, 2002-24-12

Other Side of Truth

Other Side of Truth

Beverley Naidoo, Author

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9780064410021

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After their mother's murder, Sade and her brother are smuggled out of Nigeria and sent to London foster homes. Their father escapes to join them, but will be sent back to Nigeria unless Sade can tell the world what happened to her family.
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Uprooted by violence, Sade and Femi face fear, silence, and injustice in an unfamiliar land. Yet, through every trial, truth remains their guidepost. This story challenges readers to consider what they would risk for honesty, family, and freedom.

Keywords and Themes: Africa • Classics • Courage • Displacement • Family • Girls & Women • Historical • Identity • Justice • Juvenile Fiction • Prejudice • Resilience • Siblings • Social Themes • Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) • Survival • Truth • Values & Virtues • Voice

Readability • 5.4

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 272

Subjects • Brothers and sisters • Refugees • England • London • Nigerians

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Africa • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) • Juvenile Fiction | Classics

Will the truth harm them -- or save them?

When Nigeria's corrupt military government kills their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi think their lives are over. Out of fear for their safety, their father, an outspoken journalist, decides to smuggle the children out of Nigeria and into London, where their uncle lives. But when they get to the cold and massive city, they find themselves lost and alone, with no one to trust and no idea when -- or if -- they will ever see their father again.

The Other Side of Truth is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth.

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