This is the story of love commitment & the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die thirteen-year-old Naledi & her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother who works there as a maid Their journey illustrates at every turn the grim realities of apartheid
- the pass laws bantustans racism the breakdown of family life The opulence of the white Madam's house contrasts starkly with the reality that Naledi & Tiro face
- that their baby sister is suffering from starvation not an incurable disease This edition of Beverley Naidoo's classic story
Includes:: a special Why You'll Love This Book introduction by Michael Rosen the Children's Laureate