Beverley Naidoo
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British writer born in South Africa.
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- Beverley Naidoo at Contemporary Writers
- Beverley Naidoo at Library Thing
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Beverley Naidoo
- 2000 Carnegie winner
- 2001 LATimes–Young Adult finalist
- 2004 YRCA-Intermediate nominee
- 2001 Guardian Award longlist
- Score: 24.5
Twelve-year-old Sade’s journalist father is a vocal critic of the corrupt government in Nigeria. When Sade’s mother is murdered, her family sees in bloody detail the violent risks that come with exposing the truth. Her father arranges for Sade and her younger brother to be smuggled to their uncle in London for safety. On the streets of London, the plans fall apart and they are abandoned ...
