It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

    • 4.7 • 118 Ratings
    • $5.99
    • $5.99

Publisher Description

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this New York Times bestselling young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir.
 
“A piercing reminder that every mad life--even yours--could end up a masterpiece." --JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling author

We do horrible things to one another because we don’t see the person it affects. . . . We don’t see them as people.

Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa with a black South African mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child to exist. But he did exist--and from the beginning, the often-misbehaved Trevor used his keen smarts and humor to navigate a harsh life under a racist government.

In a country where racism barred blacks from social, educational, and economic opportunity, Trevor surmounted staggering obstacles and created a promising future for himself thanks to his mom’s unwavering love and indomitable will.
 
This honest and poignant memoir adapted from the #1 New York Times bestseller Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood will astound and inspire readers as well as offer a fascinating perspective on South Africa’s tumultuous racial history.
 
BORN A CRIME IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING OSCAR WINNER LUPITA NYONG'O!

GENRE
Kids
RELEASED
2019
April 9
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Children's Books
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
5.4
MB

Customer Reviews

RBLXJM ,

I love it 5/5

I read this book in elementary school and middle school I it is sooo great

Titanium Scizor ,

Another amazing autobiography

Trevor Noah is an amazing writer who easily immerses the reader in his craft. In his autobiography Noah creates the illusion that the reader has engaged directly in some way with the events mentioned, in short, making me feel angy when Noah is angy. The book was such an enjoyable experience, even in the most intense, serious, and sad moments, Noah is able to execute a joke perfectly. The only reason I would not rate such a great book higher is because Noah does not write about his adult life other then when he talks about his parents, this is the same for both editions of this book.

MsGoss ,

Wow! Just, wow!

This is an amazing story of faith, resilience, and pure determination!

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