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Hector : a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid / Adrienne Wright.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books DT1959 .W75 2019
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Adrienne, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pieterson, Hector, 1963-1976--Juvenile literature.
- Pieterson, Hector.
- Pieterson, Hector, 1963-1976.
- Apartheid.
- Journalism, Pictorial.
- Children.
- History.
- South Africa--History--Soweto Uprising, 1976--Juvenile literature.
- South Africa.
- Children--South Africa--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Journalism, Pictorial--South Africa--Juvenile literature.
- Apartheid--South Africa--Juvenile literature.
- South Africa--History--Soweto Uprising, 1976.
- Children--South Africa--Biography.
- Journalism, Pictorial--South Africa.
- Apartheid--South Africa.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Nonfiction comics.
- Historical comics.
- Graphic novels.
- Picture books.
- Informational works.
- Educational comics.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Dust jackets (Binding) -- 2019.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Salem, MA : Page Street Kids, 2019.
- Summary:
- On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector's daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- American Library Association Notable Children's Book, February 2020.
- Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature's Best Books, 2019.
- ISBN:
- 9781624146916
- 1624146910
- OCLC:
- 1048949334
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