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It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

by Trevor Noah

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About It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

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!

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Audience
Adult/general
Commitment
Standalone or self-contained
Estimated reading time
7.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
Length
Standard-length read
Best for
Readers seeking funny, memoir, nonfiction

Why readers are finding It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, published in 2020, is a 305-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Funny, Memoir, Nonfiction.

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Print ISBN
978-0-525-58219-9
Published
2020
Pages
305

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