Children of the Stone City, Beverley Naidoo
Children of the Stone City, Beverley Naidoo
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Children of the Stone City

Author: Beverley Naidoo

Narrator: N'Jameh Camara

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2022


Synopsis

A powerful novel by Carnegie Medal–winning author Beverley Naidoo that is in turns heart-wrenching, infuriating, and inspiring—and at its core, a call to readers to make a better world than they have found.Adam and his sister, Leila, are Nons—second-class citizens, living under the Permitted ruling class. Though their life in the Stone City is filled with family, stories, and music, they must carefully follow the rules, have all paperwork on hand, and never, ever do anything to anger a Permitted. When their father unexpectedly dies, they are even restricted in how they are allowed to grieve.      Soon, Adam and Leila are back to school and practicing music again. But when Adam’s friend Zak plays a bold prank on a group of Permitted boys, and Adam is implicated in Zak’s “crime,” Adam knows their lives will never be the same again.Not to be missed by any reader who was moved by Veera Hiranandani’s The Night Diary or Alan Gratz’s Refugee.

About Beverley Naidoo

Beverley Naidoo joined the resistance to apartheid as a student in South Africa, leading to detention without trial and exile in England. She is the author of the widely popular Journey to Jo’burg, the Carnegie Medal winner The Other Side of Truth, its sequel, Web of Lies, and the award-winning books Out of Bounds, No Turning Back, and Burn My Heart. Visit her online at www.beverleynaidoo.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

What worked: The book immediately shares the division between cultures within Stone City as the main characters, Adam and Laila, are identified as lesser citizens called Nons. The Permitteds are entitled people and they even have their own language. Every year, Adam’s father must complete an applicat......more

Goodreads review by Beth

Renton Highlands Children's Audio This is a story of the prejudice and cruelty experienced by Palestinian kids in an Israeli city. It's anonymized a bit -- the city is the Stone City, and the people are Permitted or Nones. The author drew it from people she met while on a grant from some art thing fr......more

Goodreads review by Judy

This story casts light on the lives of Palestinians. The people and the story location are not named, but the events make it clear who and where the story is located. Adam and Leila live contentedly with their parents and grandmother. They are loved and encouraged to be the best children and students......more

Goodreads review by Zaina

This book is amazing. I have been reading for 7 years now and i chose this as my fav book, i read the book in a day and i cant help but cry each time i read it, especially as a palestinian is reflects a lot to whats going on there, what happened to Zak happened to thousands of palestinian kids, what......more