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2008

Format:	Book
Author:	Briley, John.
Title:	Cry freedom / a novel by John Briley ; simplified by Rowena Akinyemi.
Publisher, Date:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description:	120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. illustration
Summary:	They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised? This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of all people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of all people who cry 'Freedom', and who are not afraid to die. --- Product Description.
Series:	Oxford Bookworms Library ; True stories ; Stage 6 Oxford bookworms library. True stories. Stage 6.
Subjects:	Readers. High interest-low vocabulary books.
Other Author:	Akinyemi, Rowena.
Other Title:	Cry freedom
ISBN:	0194792560 9780194792561
Other Number:	192011903
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Ideal for advanced, confident learners of English looking to improve or consolidate their English. The book is filled with useful vocabulary that is carefully graded to level, it also comes with audio, so that you can listen to the story at the same time as reading. They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted a revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised?This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of all people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of all people who cry 'Freedom', and who are not afraid to die.

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The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story.David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.

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