 It is Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1976, and there is a secret movement of students plotting against the apartheid government. This compelling account is written from the points of view of four young people in Soweto, the black township. Zanele is the black female student organizer. She works as a nightclub singer. Meena is a South Asian girl who works in her father’s shop. Jack is an affluent white student, who is about to go to Oxford and Thabo is a teen gang member. The Soweto Uprising was the beginning of the end of apartheid. A historical note and a glossary are very helpful. mjw |
| Title: When Morning Comes Author: Arushi Raina Publisher: Tradewind Books, Vancouver Copyright: 2017 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Tradewind Books Original Copyright: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-926890-14-2 Paperback pages: 232 Age range: 14 up Genre: Historical Fiction Book setting: Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Author’s ethnicity: Grew up in Johannesburg Author’s residence: Canada Awards: 2018 Children’s Africana Book Award for Older Readers Subjects: Ant-apartheid movements, High school students, Race relations, Resistance to government |
When Morning Comes
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