NO TURNING BACK

1. NO TURNING BACK Beverly Naidoo By: Isaac Nelson

2. South Africa • Africa is a continent located below Europe. • It is known for poverty, war, and violence. • The book’s setting took place in South Africa, in a town called Hillbrow. In the winter months, the days are warm, but at night it is freezing and the wind can be very strong.

3. Nelson Mandela • In the book No Turning Back, the setting took place in the early 90’s. • In this time period, white people were considered more important than black people and there was a lot of racism. • There was a man named Nelson Mandela who opposed the racism and wanted equal rights for black people. Unfortunately, he was sent to jail for several years. When he got out of prison, he still wanted equal rights. A few years later he became president of his country.

4. Malunde • Malunde are homeless kids living on the streets. • They make money by doing random chores for people like: bringing peoples’ shopping carts to their car, unloading shopping carts, washing cars, etcetera. • Some of these kids snort iglue, which is actually glue. This glue helps them fall asleep, or feel better.

5. Cities In Africa There are many cities like this in Africa. They are large, and there are a lot of shops. There are also a lot of homeless people living on the streets.

6. Pictures Here are some pictures of things in Africa. (Top right, picture of Africa. Top left building in Africa. Second down on right, Nelson Mandela. Second down on left, Nelson Mandela. Third down on left, kids. Bottom right, man singing. Bottom left, city in Africa.)