LEADER 00000pam 2200385 i 4500 003 DLC 005 20200629181209.0 008 190112s2019 maua j b 000 0ceng c 010 2018061595 020 9781624146916 (hardcover) 020 1624146910 040 LBSOR/DLC|beng|erda|cLBSOR|dNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 f-sa--- 082 04 968.06/270922|aB|223 092 |fJ|aBIO|bPIETERSO 100 1 Wright, Adrienne,|d1960-|eauthor. 245 10 Hector :|ba boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid /|cAdrienne Wright. 264 1 Salem, MA :|bPage Street Kids,|c2019. 300 1 volume (unpaged) :|billustrations (chiefly color) :|c29 cm 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 500 Ages: 8-11. 504 Includes bibliographical references. 520 On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector's daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid. 521 Ages: 8-11. 600 10 Pieterson, Hector,|d1963-1976|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Children|zSouth Africa|vBiography|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Journalism, Pictorial|zSouth Africa|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Apartheid|zSouth Africa|vJuvenile literature. 650 0 Children|zSouth Africa|vJuvenile literature. 651 0 South Africa|xHistory|ySoweto Uprising, 1976|vJuvenile literature.
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