The Other Side of Truth
HarperCollins · Paperback · December 24, 2002
Will the truth harm them -- or save them?
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- Who it’s for
- A gripping story of family, courage, and truth, with danger close and trust hard to find.
- Themes
- Courage, Family, Truth
- Pacing
- Fast
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Will the truth harm them -- or save them? When Nigeria's corrupt military government kills their mother, twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi think their lives are over. Out of fear for their safety, their father, an outspoken journalist, decides to smuggle the children out of Nigeria and into London, where their uncle lives.
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But when they get to the cold and massive city, they find themselves lost and alone, with no one to trust and no idea when -- or if -- they will ever see their father again. The Other Side of Truth is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth.
Truth Under Pressure
A gripping story of family, courage, and truth, with danger close and trust hard to find.
Come here for
- A tense adventure shaped by family bonds and political danger
- Questions about when truth can protect—or put someone at risk
Expect
- Two young siblings facing fear and uncertainty far from home
- An unsettling sense of being lost, alone, and unsure whom to trust
Where it sits
| Immigration & Moving | 82% |
|---|---|
| Historical Africa | 35% |
| Sibling Stories | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Sibling Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Historical Africa
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- Growing Up
- New Experiences
- Values & Virtues
- Immigration & Moving
- Authors
- Beverley Naidoo
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 24, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Courage · Family · Truth
- Reading lane
- The Classics