Burn My Heart
by Beverley Naidoo
Against the backdrop of unrest that becomes increasingly violent, two children—one... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 2009
Word Count 39,245
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 128426, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
- Revolutions
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
- Mau Mau--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Kenya--Race relations--Fiction
- Mau Mau
- History
- Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960
- Kenya--History--Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960--Fiction
- Blacks
- Friendship--Fiction
- Betrayal
- Friendship
- Race relations
- Kenya
- Lists With This Book
- Strength Through Relationships - 6-8
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