The Other Side of Truth
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The Other Side of Truth

by Beverley Naidoo

2000•Family•252 pages

Taste attributes: familydramateenhistoricalrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn emotional, realistic family novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaTeenHistoricalRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Brothers and sistersHistorical FictionJuvenile fictionNigeriansRefugeesYoung Adult FictionBlacks

Details

Author
Beverley Naidoo
Published
2000
Pages
252
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