It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

by Trevor Noah

Book Overview

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this New York Times bestselling young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir.

"A piercing reminder that every mad life--even yours--could end up a masterpiece." --JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling author

We do horrible things to one another because we don't see the person it affects. . . . We don't see them as people.

Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa with a black South African mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child to exist. But he did exist--and from the beginning, the often-misbehaved Trevor used his keen smarts and humor to navigate a harsh life under a racist government.

In a country where racism barred blacks from social, educational, and economic opportunity, Trevor surmounted staggering obstacles and created a promising future for himself thanks to his mom's unwavering love and indomitable will.

This honest and poignant memoir adapted from the #1 New York Times bestseller Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood will astound and inspire readers as well as offer a fascinating perspective on South Africa's tumultuous racial history.

BORN A CRIME IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING OSCAR WINNER LUPITA NYONG'O!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525582169
• ISBN13: 9780525582168
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Omg

My best friend gave me this book as a Christmas gift and I absolutely loved this book. Trevor noah is so funny

A special kids' version of Trevor Noah's memoir

This is a special edited version of "Born A Crime", and if you have kids in your life, you should get it for them. Then get the original for yourself. In this version, bad language is taken out, and a few other small adjustments. Either version will make you actually laugh out loud, and probably cry real tears. An amazing series of true stories from Trevor Noah's childhood in apartheid South Africa. The humor makes it easier to learn this important, not-that-long-ago history.

An Amazing Book

This is an amazing book.