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Cry, the Beloved Country


No. of pages 320

Published: 2010

Great for age 12-18 years

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Alan Paton's striking novel set in pre-apartheid South Africa puts forth the possibility of the existence of goodness in humankind against a backdrop of racial inequality, hate, and fear.

 

 

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Chelsea House Publishers .

The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.

 

This book features the following character:

Alan Paton
This book features the character Alan Paton.