Femi and Sade are beginning political asylum with their journalist father in London, England. Feeling far away from their native Nigeria, the adolescents must develop new friendships while their father works several jobs in order to pay their mounting bills. Femi finds security in the company of a neighborhood gang until some thugs steal money during a drug deal. As Femi’s carefully constructed web of lies unravels, his family falls prey to the violent aftermath. Readers of The Other Side of Truth will empathize with this second novel depicting Femi and Sade’s lives. 2007 USBBY Outstanding International Books List, 2007 Highlighted in NYPL’s Books for the Teen Age. nrr

Originally published by Penguin Great Britain, in 2004.

Femi is in trouble.

He's gotten involved with a gang of older boys and is telling so many lies to his family, he can hardly keep his head straight. His sister, Sade, knows something is going on, but she doesn't want to worry their father while he's waiting to hear if the family will be granted asylum in Britain. But with Femi growing more and more involved with the criminal gang, how long will any of them be safe?

In this sequel to Carnegie Medal winner The Other Side of Truth, acclaimed author Beverley Naidoo once again tells the story of Nigerian refugees Femi and Sade. With unflinching realism, she presents the dangers the siblings face -- not in Africa this time, but in a school very much like one of our own.