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Author:

Raina, Arushi, author.

Title:

When morning comes / Arushi Raina.

Publisher:

Tradewind Books,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

221 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Race relations--Juvenile fiction.
High school students--Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to--Juvenile fiction.
Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa--Juvenile fiction.
Anti-apartheid movements.
Government, Resistance to.
High school students.
Race relations.
South Africa.
Government, Resistance to--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa--Fiction.
High school students--Fiction.
Apartheid--South Africa--Fiction.
Johannesburg (South Africa)--Fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 232).

Summary:

This fictionalized account of a student uprising that began in Soweto, South Africa, on June 16, 1976, unfolds through the first-person narratives of four young adults from different backgrounds whose lives intersect. An African student, Zanele, secretly organizes the protest against the Afrikaans Medium Decree Act, which required the use of English and Afrikaans ("the language of the oppressors") in schools. Her apolitical friend Thabo heads a local gang, extorting money from an Indian store owner, whose daughter Meena, is sympathetic to the students. Meanwhile, Jack, a white Afrikaner, meets, befriends, and comes to love Zanele. Unlikely alliances develop and shift among the four protagonists, each of whom feels pressure from loved ones to conform to expectations.

ISBN:

1926890140
9781926890142

OCLC:

(OCoLC)941433267

Locations:

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)