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Chain Of Fire

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Chain of Fire

Have you ever had a incident where someone treated you badly because the color of your skin or you did things differently than others? That's what happens in this story. It is all prejudice and discrimination. A black tribe is forced to move because they need more room for the white people. The blacks try to stand up for themselves but in the process many get hurt. Will they have to move or will they all possibly stand up for themselves and die? You'll only find out if you read Chain of Fire. If you want my opinion I think that this is a great book because this really could of happen. What I am really trying to say is that the subject of the book could have really happened because it was about blacks and in this time blacks weren't treated fair. This book has to do with prejudice and discrimination. Back in the early 1900's blacks weren't slaves in all parts of the world only in some places but they still weren't treated fair. If you were to rate this book from 1-10 on a rating scale I would give it a 10.

This engaging companion to Journey to Jo'burg tells a passionate story of resistance. Naledi, the teenage girl in Jo'burg, and her brother, Tiro, join with the rest of their village to fight against South Africa's apartheid government that has marked their village to be destroyed and the occupants moved to a barren and nearly unlivable plot of land farther away. The fire within Naledi begins as a smoldering log. As she faces one injustice after another, the fire burns brighter and stronger. Her friendship with Taolo, the son of an active union leader from Soweto, pushes Naledi into a leadership position. She must accept the responsibility and the consequences of resistance.

Naidoo includes a diversity of personalities involved in resistance. Naledi's grandmother's hesitancy turns to quiet understanding while a few villagers choose to side with the apartheid goverment for the perks. Death, beatings, kidnappings and destroyed homes are some of the many consequences the black South Africans find in their struggle. Throughout the story you are shown the strength of community rising up against injustice.

Naidoo has provided strong and proud teenage characters who are not afriad to stand up against injustice. Naledi, Taolo and Tiro are inspirations for all of us.

The Chain of Fire is the best book I ever read. When I first started to read The Chain of Fire, I truly thought it was going to be boring. After a few chapters Naledi finds out that the government is going to tear down their village, then it got interesting. The story is about a girl named Naledi, who lives in South Africa, is trying to stop the government from tearing down their village. My favorite part of the story is when Naledi and the other students in her school did a protest. I liked it when the police came and started a lot of violence.I didn't like the ending because they didn't tell if Naledi liked their new "homeland".

This book keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time you read it!!

I would recomend this book to any teen who wants to read a great book!

My book was okay. It wasn't the greatest book I've ever read. There wasn't alot of action or any suspense. The book was a good book because the people fought back against a government that didn't care about anybody or anything. The people wouldn't let the government ruin their hope. Like when the govenment smashed their church to the ground the people just started to rebuild it right after they got done smashing it to the ground. They never gave up hope about defeating the government even when they took people and beat them unitl they heard what they wanted to hear.