Naidoo, Beverley

"In a city where people are divided into Permitteds and Nons, music-loving Adam and his younger sister Leila must navigate the dangers of being second-class citizens and decide how to stand up for their rights"--Provided by publisher.

"In this earliest known version of Cinderella, a rosy-cheeked girl called Rhodopis is abducted from Greece and sold as a slave in Egypt. Her master gives her a pair of beautiful rose-red slippers. But when Horus the Falcon sweeps in to steal her slipper, Rhodopis has little idea that this act will lead her to the King of Egypt"--Back cover.

As their father waits to hear if they will be granted asylum in Britain, Femi is getting deeper in trouble with the gang he's running with and the lies he's telling. Only Sade seems to know there's anything going on and she doesn't know what to do about it.

"Collects ten stories of African folklore, from Amharic and Arabic tales to Shona and Zulu lore"--OCLC.

Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their lives by South Africa's apartheid laws.