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Burn my heart

Two boys--one white, one black--share an uneasy friendship in Kenya in the 1950s, a country shaken by a rebellion of Africans against white landowners, but suspicions and accusations are escalating, and an act of betrayal could change everything.

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  • "Two boys--one white, one black--share an uneasy friendship in Kenya in the 1950s, a country shaken by a rebellion of Africans against white landowners, but suspicions and accusations are escalating, and an act of betrayal could change everything."
  • "Two boys--one white, one black--share an uneasy friendship in Kenya in the 1950s, a country shaken by a rebellion of Africans against white landowners, but suspicions and accusations are escalating, and an act of betrayal could change everything."@en
  • "The Mau Mau - name of a secret society that once struck terror into the hearts of British settlers in Kenya. An episode in history that ended in a State of Emergency, with violent and brutal acts dividing a nation. This book tells the story of how in a country riven by fear and prejudice, even best of friends can betray one another."@en
  • "Mathew, a white boy, and Mugo, a black boy, both live in Kenya on a farm. They are friends during a time when racism is thriving. When a fire breaks out on Mathew's family farm there are terrifying consequences for Mugo's family."@en
  • "Two boys live on the same Kenyan farm but they share an uneasy friendship. They live in a time when white and black means rich and poor, and a secret society, called the Mau Mau, want their land and freedom back. No one knows who to trust and Mathew and Mugo are caught in the middle. When a fire breaks out on Mathew's family farm, there are terrifying consequences for Mugo's family. In one final act of betrayal, both boy's lives are changed forever. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Young adult fiction"
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Young adult works"
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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Children's stories"@en
  • "General fiction (Children's/YA) (Children's)"@en

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  • "Burn my heart"@en
  • "Burn my heart"
  • "Na nŭn han pŏnirado ttŭgŏwŏssŭlkka?"
  • "나는 한 번이라도 뜨거웠을까?"

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