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Kaffir boy : the true story of a Black youth's coming of age in Apartheid South Africa
How does a boy raised in the poverty and fear of apartheid find a way to choose his own future?
At a glance
- Author
- Mark Mathabane
Why read it
- You will understand how poverty teaches a child to fight and steal before it teaches him to read
- You will see how a single book like Treasure Island can make a child hungry for worlds far beyond his own
- You will get the advice he gave his younger brother: never let others define your manhood
Who it is for
- A reader who wants a first hand account of apartheid
- A teenager who doubts school is worth the effort
- A teacher looking for a story of resilience for students
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