The Other Side of Truth
by Naidoo, Beverley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060296283
- ISBN 13
- 9780060296285
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 2001. A young adult novel of family, exile, and freedom as a young Nigerian girl and her brother are shipped off to London to escape violence by a corrupt military government. First U.S. printing. Winner of the Carnegie Award for Children's Literature. Spine heel gently bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with the Carnegie sticker on the front, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
The Other Side of Truth is a children's novel about Nigerian political refugees by Beverley Naidoo, published in 2000. A powerful story about justice and freedom of speech, it received several awards including the Carnegie Medal. The novel is set in the autumn of 1995 during the reign of the despot General Abacha who is waging a campaign of suppression against journalists.
Reviews
On Jul 8 2018, a reader said:
It seems like a really good book that I would love to read if I had a chance as soon as I can afford it
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230987
- Title
- The Other Side of Truth
- Author
- Naidoo, Beverley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060296283
- ISBN 13
- 9780060296285
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children/Young Adult;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.