This story illuminates love, devotion, and the blossoming of the human spirit against the backdrop of apartheid in South Africa. Fearing for the life of their baby sister, Dineo, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother, Tiro, decide to run away from their grandmother and travel to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a domestic servant. Their journey repeatedly exposes the harsh realities of apartheid—the pass laws, the Bantustans, racism, and the disruption of family life. The contrast between the opulent home of the white mistress and the harsh reality Naledi and Tiro experience makes it painfully clear that their sister is suffering from starvation rather than an incurable disease. This edition of Beverley Naidoo's classic story includes a special "Why You'll Love This Book" introduction by Michael Rosen, former Children's Laureate.