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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Readers will explore the life and times of historic figures in the History Makers: Past and Present series. Each book features a remarkable individual who has left their mark in history, exploring key life events, influences and inspirations, how they overcame obstacles, and their achievements and successes"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the future...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo travels to Johannesburg on an errand for a friend and to visit his son, Absalom, only to learn Absalom has been accused of murdering white city engineer and social activist Arthur Jarvis and stands very little chance of receiving mercy.
Author
Publisher
Elm Hill
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's been two decades since the fall of apartheid, a quarter century since the liberation of Eastern European states, five decades since the death of American 'Jim Crow, ' and seventy-plus years since the beginning of the emancipation of the African states. Freedom has advanced, yet there are some Black people in South Africa, the United States, and other parts around the globe who question if it has advanced far enough and are embittered. I am a...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
The classic story of life in apartheid South Africa Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage. Like every other child born in the hopelessness of apartheid, he learned to measure his life in days, not years. Yet Mark Mathabane, armed only with the courage of his family and a hard-won education,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their lives by South Africa's apartheid laws.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In Johannesburg, South Africa, in the late 1960s, twelve-year-old Emily, who longs for affection from her quarreling parents, finds comfort in the stories of a Zulu servant and in her friendship with a young houseguest who has an equally troubled family.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Timed perfectly for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the true story of how political prisoners under apartheid found hope and dignity through soccer
In the hell that was Robben Island, inmates united courageously in an act of protest. Beginning in 1964, they requested the right to play soccer during their exercise periods. Denied repeatedly, they risked beatings and food deprivation by repeating their request for three years. Finally granted this...
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This biography follows Nelson Mandela from his work with the African National Congress, to his imprisonment on Robben Island, to his extraordinary rise to the presidency"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
From his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to his tragic death at age 95 in 2013, Nelson Mandela's life is a tale of inspiration and courage. The most up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela.
This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural village in South Africa under racist apartheid rule--a regime heultimately helped overthrow.Denenberg explores the history of South Africa and its often violent struggle...
14) Skin
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Despite being born to Afrikaner parents, Sandra faces prejudice from her community due to her dark skin and African features. Torn between her family and the man she loves, Sandra must overcome the racial intolerance of her society in this uplifting true story.
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the South African president and revolutionary, from his childhood and his work as a peaceful protestor to his twenty-seven-year imprisonment, his election as president, and his work to end apartheid in South Africa.
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Nelson Mandela was the first Black president of South Africa, and he dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for all South Africans. Before he became a symbol of peace and justice around the world, Nelson was a thoughtful kid who loved to play outside and learn new things. Throughout his life, he used his voice to fight against apartheid and didn't back down even after spending 27 years in prison. Explore how Nelson went from being a young...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1970s South Africa eleven-year-old Joshua, living with his mother in their employer's house, rescues a freedom fighter on the run and, becoming aware of the political situation around him, makes difficult choices that will change his life forever.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"When Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa, she knows that she does not love the man she is to marry there --her fiance Edward, whom she has not seen for five years. Isolated and estranged in a small town in the harsh Karoo desert, her only real companions are her diary and her housemaid, and later the housemaid's daughter, Ada. When Ada is born, Cathleen recognizes in her someone she can love and respond...
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