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Author:

Wright, Adrienne, 1960- author.

Title:

Hector : a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid / Adrienne Wright.

Publisher:

Page Street Kidsan imprint of Page Street Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Subject:

Pieterson, Hector,--1963-1976--Juvenile fiction.
South Africa--History--Soweto Uprising, 1976--Juvenile fiction.
Children--South Africa--Juvenile fiction.--Juvenile fiction.
Journalism, Pictorial--South Africa--Juvenile fiction.
Apartheid--South Africa--Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1624146910
9781624146916

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1048949334

LCCN:

2018061595

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)