Gormley, Beatrice Nelson Mandela: South
African Revolutionary, 237 pgs. Aladdin (Simon), 2015. $17.99. Language: G (0
swears); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG. Nonfiction.
Nelson Mandela was the symbol for antiapartheid in South
Africa. This simple biography follows him from his childhood, through his
growing activism, his years imprisoned on Robben Island, his eventual election
as president of South Africa, and finally his death at age 95.
The book
includes a timeline and a glossary at the back. I thought the author did a
wonderful job of telling one man’s incredibly complex story in a concise manner
that will be easy for a young adult reader to understand. The book is exactly what it claims to be—the
story of Nelson Mandela—and it relates his story without becoming overly
political or biased in any way. It is written in a style more appropriate for a
middle school audience, but the book would be acceptable for a high school audience
as well. The book earns its PG rating for the mention of some of the violence
and ugliness surrounding apartheid.
MS—ESSENTIAL; HS—ADVISABLE. Reviewer: TC
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