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The power of one
Title:
The power of one
Summary:
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
Audience:
10 & up.
General Note:
First published: Australia : William Heinemann, 1989.

Condensed version first published: Australia :Penguin Books, 1999.

Includes a glossary of Afrikaans and African language words that appear in the text.
Edition:
Young readers' condensed ed.
Physical Description:
291 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher:
Delacorte Press,
Publication Date:
2005

1999
ISBN:
9780385732543

9780385902748
Publication Information:
[New York] : Delacorte Press, [2005]
Call Number:
YA COURTEN
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