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No turning back by Beverley Naidoo · Booklabria

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Beverley Naidoo
No turning back

Children's fictionOrphans

No turning back

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First published: 1995
Language: English
Editions: 8

Synopsis

Set in South Africa in the 1990s, a time when an increasing number of young black South Africans are dealing with the violence, the legacy of disrupted schooling and the continued struggle for survival. The story focuses on one boy's struggle for survival as he leaves the violence of his home and joins a gang of children living on the streets.

Subjects: Children's fiction
Orphans
Family problems
Blacks
Runaways
South africa
Set in: South Africa

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