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      c2008., Juvenile, Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York Call No: Historical fiction FIC CRAIG    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Traveling to South Africa with her journalist mother, thirteen-year-old Kim finds her life forever changed as she explores the country's diverse and often shocking history, while trying to unlock the secret that has always kept her from knowing her father.
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      c2008., Adolescent, Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York Call No: [Fic]    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Kim learns the truth about her father and her mother's homeland after visiting South Africa, where she meets relatives and other children her age and witnesses the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings.
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      c2007., Juvenile, Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York Call No: Historical FIC Craig   Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: After thirteen-year-old Kim travels to South Africa with her mom, a journalist, she experiences the country's brutal history and its largely tragic past. But when she listens to the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings of post-apartheid South Africa her eyes are opened.
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      [2017], Adolescent, Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associate Book Call No: MYSTERY F HAR   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Alternative Detective   Volume: 2Summary Note: Anglet Sutonga, a former Steeplejack, must pose as a foreign princess to catch the thief who stole the government's plans for a secret weapon. Yet Ang has other things on her mind as well. Refugees from the north are trickling into the city, but an ambitious politician is proposing extreme measures to get rid of them, and when Ang discovers that one theft could spark a conflagration of conspiracy that will threaten the most vulnerable of Bar-Selehm, she decides she is the only one who can stop it. --
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      2019., Pre-adolescent, Page Street Kids Call No: B    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector's daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid.
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      1996., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: B    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Photographic memoir of the life of Nelson Mandela, recounting the development of his political consciousness, his role in the formation of the African National Congress Youth League, his imprisonment, and the events leading to his election as president of South Africa.
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      c2013, Juvenile, Katherine Tegen Books Call No: B   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Starting with a full-page cover portrait, this biography introduces Nelson Mandela's life to young readers. Clear verse and handsome paintings follow the iconic leader from his tribal childhood and his work as a young city lawyer through his political leadership against apartheid, his imprisonment, and the triumph of his election as president of South Africa.
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      c2013, Juvenile, Katherine Tegen Books Call No: B   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Starting with a full-page cover portrait, this biography introduces Nelson Mandela's life to young readers. Clear verse and handsome paintings follow the iconic leader from his tribal childhood and his work as a young city lawyer through his political leadership against apartheid, his imprisonment, and the triumph of his election as president of South Africa.
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      c2013., Juvenile, Katherine Tegen Books Call No: B   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Starting with a full-page cover portrait, this biography introduces Nelson Mandela's life to young readers. Clear verse and handsome paintings follow the iconic leader from his tribal childhood and his work as a young city lawyer through his political leadership against apartheid, his imprisonment, and the triumph of his election as president of South Africa.
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      2005., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 968.06 COT    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Arbitrary bordersSummary Note: Provides an overview of the history of South Africa, including the three hundred years of colonial occupation by the Dutch and British, the establishment of settlers domination over non-whites, institutionalized slavery, and, later, apartheid, and includes information on F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela's efforts to reform its political system and reconfigure arbitrary borders.
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      c2012., Pre-adolescent, Heinemann Library Call No: 968    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Countries around the worldSummary Note: An introduction to South Africa, providing information on the country's geography, history, culture, landmarks, wildlife, people, politics, and more, with maps, graphs, and a time line.