num_pages: 208
description: Escaping from his violent stepfather, twelve-year-old Sipho heads for Johannesburg, where he has heard that gangs of children live on the streets. Surviving hunger and bitter-cold winter nights is hard'but learning when to trust in the ‘new' South Africa proves even more difficult.No Turning Back appeared on the short list of both the Guardian and Smarties book prizes on the United Kingdom.
language: English
title: No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa
titlecomplete: No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa
genres: Childrens, South Africa, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Africa, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 356
places: South Africa
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Josette Frank Award, name: Children’s Africana Book Award
category: Best Book for Older Readers
publisher: HarperCollins