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Chain of fire

by Beverley Naidoo · 1989

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When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother join in a school demonstration and learn that the South African government treats even children who dissent with brutality.

Race relationsBlacksJuvenile fictionFictionJuvenile literatureSouth African Political fictionChildren's fictionSouth africa, fictionBlack people