The Other side of Truth - Beverly naidoo
book summary
Sade is a twelve year old girl living in Nigeria when her mother is shot by unknown assassins. Her father, an outspoken journalist, knows that the government is trying to stop him from writing about corruption and realizes that his whole family is in danger. He arranges for Sade and her 10 year old brother Femi to escape to England by pretending to be the children of a visiting woman. However, when they arrive in England, the woman abandons Sade and Femi. The two children are unable to locate their uncle, a university professor who has been threatened and has gone into hiding. They are picked up by police and handed over to immigration authorities who place them in foster homes. Because they are worried about their father, Sade is afraid to reveal their true names and background. Sade goes to school where she is bullied by the other girls, but finds inspiration from Miriam, a refugee from Somalia.
By chance their social worker recognizes their description from their father who has entered England illegally and is being held for deportation. Sade and Femi are reunited with their father in prison, but the Nigerian government claims that he murdered his own wife and press for his extradition. When her father embarks on a hunger strike, Sade enacts a plan to tell "Mr. Seven O'Clock News" her father's story. After the story airs on television, public attention and support follow, and her father is eventually released.
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