Beverley Naidoo

Journey to Jo'Burg by Beverley Naidoo is a heartfelt tale set against the harsh backdrop of South Africa's apartheid era. The story revolves around thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro as they embark on a courageous journey to Johannesburg in search of their mother, who works there as a maid. Their baby sister, Dineo, is gravely ill, and the...

This is the story of love, commitment, and the flowering of the human spirit against the backdrop of South Africa’s apartheid. Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a maid. Their journey illustrates at every turn the...

Rebel Voices - Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women is a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women's Day 2023. When twelve-year-old Sade's mother is killed, she and her little brother Femi are forced to flee from their home in Nigeria to Britain. They're not allowed to tell anyone—not even their best friends—as their whole journey is secret, dangerous, and illegal....

A thrilling, resonant and inspiring novel about justice, privilege and the power of the young to strive for change. Set in a world where Adam and Leila and their friend Zak live as Nons under the Permitted ruling class, Children of the Stone City tells the gripping story of their struggle. When Adam and Leila’s father dies unexpectedly, their mother...

Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo, this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for the modern-day reader. Rhodopis is a Greek girl who is sold into slavery by bandits and taken to Egypt. Along the way, she becomes friends with the storyteller Aesop and a host of playful animals. Her master gives her a pair of...