Beverley Naidoo's work is deeply informed by her upbringing in apartheid South Africa and her subsequent exile. Her writing often explores themes of justice, resistance, and the enduring human spirit in the face of oppression. Through her powerful narratives, she sheds light on the complexities of societal injustice and the courage required to challenge it. Naidoo's prose brings to life the experiences of those fighting for a better world.
Exploring themes of justice and privilege, this inspiring novel highlights the determination of young individuals to effect change. It delves into the challenges they face and the resilience required to confront societal issues, making it a compelling narrative about the power of youth activism and the quest for a more equitable world.
Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo, this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for the modern-day reader. Rhodopis is a Greek girl who is sold into slavery by bandits and taken to Egypt. Along the way she becomes friends with the storyteller Aesop and a host of playful animals. Her master gives her a pair of beautiful rose-red slippers, making three other servants jealous. But when Horus, the falcon, sweeps in to steal her slipper, Rhodopis has little idea that this act will lead her to the King of Egypt. The first in our 'One Story, Many Voices' series, this ancient story of Cinderella finds its echo in fairy tales all over the world.
All kinds of animals feature in these ten sparkling stories from all over Africa, by an award-winning author and illustrator.
Seven gripping short stories about apartheid by a South African woman who fought against racial segregation in her youth.
The Mau Mau - name of a secret society that once struck terror into the hearts of British settlers in Kenya. An episode in history that ended in a State of Emergency, with violent and brutal acts dividing a nation. This book tells the story of how in a country riven by fear and prejudice, even best of friends can betray one another.
Through original autobiographical accounts, children from various countries share their poignant experiences of being forced to flee their homes as refugees. This collection offers a powerful glimpse into their lives, highlighting their resilience and hope amid adversity. Accompanied by an 8-page photo insert and maps, it provides a visual context to their stories, making the realities of displacement more relatable and impactful for readers.
Set in apartheid-era South Africa, the story explores the government's ethnic cleansing policy, which involved forcibly relocating people from their homes to designated 'homelands'.
Two years after their flight from Nigeria, 14-yr-old Sade, her younger brother Femi and her father are living in a council flat in London, waiting for their claim for asylum to be approved. Sade is upset when Femi is drawn into a violent possibly drug-dealing gang, and even more upset when their father doesn't seem to notice.
After the murder of their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her younger brother are smuggled out of Nigeria by their journalist father to escape the corrupt military government and growing violence. They are sent to their uncle in London, but when they arrive, he is missing and they are abandoned, passed between foster homes. Their father escapes to England to find them -- but he will be sent back to Nigeria unless Sade can find a way to tell the world what happened to her family.A Silver Medal winner of England's Smarties Book Prize, Beverly Naidoo's new novel explores the issues of family, exile, and freedom wtih eloquence and stunning realism.