Book Description
for Journey to Jo'burg by Beverley Naidoo and Eric Velasquez
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A family crisis sends 13 year old Naledi and her nine year old brother Tiro to find Mma, who works as a servant in Johannesburg. The youngsters observe first-hand many manifestations of the official apartheid policy of South Africa's government. The short chapters and terse tone convey the urgency of a thought-provoking novel. (Ages 9-13)
CCBC Choices 1986. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1986. Used with permission.
