{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-truth-9780064410021","title":"The Other Side of Truth","description":"Will the truth harm them -- or save them?\u003cp\u003eWhen 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping adventure story about courage, family, and the power of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaidoo, Beverley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeverley Naidoo\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in South Africa under apartheid. She says: As a white child I didn't question the terrible injustices until I was a student. I decided then that unless I joined the resistance, I was part of the problem. Beverley Naidoo was detained without trial when she was twenty-one and later went into exile in Britain, where she has since lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer first children's book, \u003cem\u003eJourney to Jo'burg\u003c\/em\u003e, was banned in South Africa until 1991, but it was an eye-opener for thousands of readers worldwide. Her characters in \u003cem\u003eChain of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNo Turning Back\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOut of Bounds\u003c\/em\u003e face extraordinary challenges in a society she describes as more dangerous than any fantasy. She has won many awards for her writing, including the Carnegie Medal, the Jane Addams Book Award, and the American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults for \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, about two refugee children smuggled to London who are also featured in \u003cem\u003eWeb of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperTrophy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583665180946,"sku":"9780064410021","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ee07beb-9ae7-4b66-9f47-0dfca515e446.jpg?v=1732030613","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-truth-9780064410021","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}