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lmurray74 's review for:
The Other Side of Truth
by Beverley Naidoo
I started reading this at the same time as I was reading We Need New Names and the dry style of this book left me a bit cold. As I read on I found myself more engaged with the story and with the protagonists. If I was reviewing this as an adult book I'd give it three stars but as a book for children I give it four. As the story unfolds the pace picks up and I quickly got to the end, wanting to find out what the future may hold for the family in the book. I can't remember off hand whether the story is told in the first person, I think it's third person, but it certainly is told from a child's perspective. Children tend to love reading about 'survival' stories, especially when it's a matter of children close to their age who are involved. I'll definitely look out more books by Beverley Naidoo as I enjoyed getting into the heads of the people in this one.