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This simple collection of first person stories and compelling black-and-white photos offers more insight into South Africa than a year's worth of newspapers. Twelve South African teenagers of different races and backgrounds recount their experiences under Apartheid and the slowly dawning awareness that life in their divided nation might one day be different. The authors are Americans who have worked with young people in South Africa, and the refreshingly frank teen subjects offer an uncensored look at prejudice in their own families and communities. These young people are not too embarrassed to admit that they were taught racist values, but neither are they closed to change and forgiveness. "When I was small I was told I had to stay away from black people," says one white South African, who finally connected with kids of other races after spending the weekend at a multiracial camp. "I feel like a pressure has gone off my shoulders." This book will inspire readers--young and old, and from all nations--to lift the weight of prejudice from their own lives. --Maria Dolan
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Though their country is still bitterly divided by race, "most South Africans seem to share an almost uncanny confidence that... a stable, vibrant nation will emerge," claims the author of this hope-filled volume of profiles. In their own words, 12 teens representing the country's many ethnic groups (African, Coloured, Indian and white) describe the harsh realities of their lives under apartheid and the ways things have changed since the election of President Nelson Mandela. Some of the teens hint at the complex problems their country still faces?a Coloured girl who once didn't feel "white" enough now doesn't feel black enough; a young activist is frustrated by his peers' lack of political involvement?but none espouses extreme positions (no white featured here still believes in apartheid, for example). Their predominantly upbeat attitude, as well as McKee's informative, if occasionally overly politically correct, introductions to each profile keep the book focused on the promise that lies ahead, rather than the difficulties. Although the composition of the black-and-white photographs tends toward the unimaginative, the soft-focus style of the portraits complements the text's optimistic tone. What carries this volume is the vitality of the teens' voices themselves, and their impassioned debate of universal issues of poverty, racism, faith and reconciliation. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This simple collection of first person stories and compelling black-and-white photos offers more insight into South Africa than a year's worth of newspapers. Twelve South African teenagers of different races and backgrounds recount their experiences under Apartheid and the slowly dawning awareness that life in their divided nation might one day be different. The authors are Americans who have worked with young people in South Africa, and the refreshingly frank teen subjects offer an uncensored look at prejudice in their own families and communities. These young people are not too embarrassed to admit that they were taught racist values, but neither are they closed to change and forgiveness. "When I was small I was told I had to stay away from black people," says one white South African, who finally connected with kids of other races after spending the weekend at a multiracial camp. "I feel like a pressure has gone off my shoulders." This book will inspire readers--young and old, and from all nations--to lift the weight of prejudice from their own lives. --Maria Dolan
From Publishers Weekly
Though their country is still bitterly divided by race, "most South Africans seem to share an almost uncanny confidence that... a stable, vibrant nation will emerge," claims the author of this hope-filled volume of profiles. In their own words, 12 teens representing the country's many ethnic groups (African, Coloured, Indian and white) describe the harsh realities of their lives under apartheid and the ways things have changed since the election of President Nelson Mandela. Some of the teens hint at the complex problems their country still faces?a Coloured girl who once didn't feel "white" enough now doesn't feel black enough; a young activist is frustrated by his peers' lack of political involvement?but none espouses extreme positions (no white featured here still believes in apartheid, for example). Their predominantly upbeat attitude, as well as McKee's informative, if occasionally overly politically correct, introductions to each profile keep the book focused on the promise that lies ahead, rather than the difficulties. Although the composition of the black-and-white photographs tends toward the unimaginative, the soft-focus style of the portraits complements the text's optimistic tone. What carries this volume is the vitality of the teens' voices themselves, and their impassioned debate of universal issues of poverty, racism, faith and reconciliation. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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