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Memoir · 2020 · PG-13

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

by Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah's memoir of growing up mixed-race in apartheid South Africa — adapted for young adult readers.

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 grow

For14+GenreMemoirLength304 pagesRead time~8 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence from the apartheid system and South African township life; adapted but still significant

Language

Barely any

Minimal language in the young readers' edition

Sexual Content

None

No significant sexual content in the adapted version

Substance Use

None

Brief references adapted for younger readers

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of racial injustice, surviving apartheid, and finding humor in impossible circumstances

What this book is about

Young readers' adaptation of Born a Crime. Some of the more adult content from the original is softened. Apartheid violence and racial injustice remain. Appropriate for teens.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Apartheid violence

Racial injustice

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