Theme: race relation

Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

We are the young people, We will not be broken! For almost fifty years, apartheid forced the young people of South Africa to live apart as Blacks, Whites, Indians, and “Coloreds.” This unique and dramatic collection of stories—by native South African and Carnegie Medalist Beverley Naidoo—is about young people’s choices in a beautiful country made [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, South Africa » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Knife Edge

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

Persephone Hadley is six months pregnant with a mixed-race baby.In their society this fact alone will threaten the child’s life every day. To make matters worse, the baby’s father, Callum, is dead. He was hanged for terrorism months ago, but his presence still torments Sephy. And she’s not alone. Callum’s brother, Jude, blames Sephy for [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment