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Chanda's Secrets

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By Allan Stratton
Publisher Annick Press, Limited
Chanda's Secrets
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An unforgettable novel about family, loyalty and survival in subSaharan Africa now a major motion picture. Chandas Secrets was first published in 2004 to extraordinary international acclaim. It won the Michael L. Printz Honor Book for Excellence in YA Literature, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults selection and, in France, was a finalist for the Prix Sorci res. It has now been made into a major motion picture, under the name Life, Above All. The film received a 10minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and was honored with the prestigious Prix Francois Chalais. To coincide with the films North American release by Sony Classics, the cover of this new reprint features a poignant still from the movie. Noone can read Chandas Secrets and remain untouched. Stephen Lewis, former UN special envoy for HIVAIDS in Africa and current chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation and codirector of AIDSFree World The message about overcoming ignorance and shame and confronting the facts is everpresent, but the tense story and the realistic characters . . . will keep kids reading and break the silence about the tragedy. Booklist (starred review) Smart and determined, Chanda is a character whom readers come to care for and believe in, in spite of her almost impossible situation. The details of subSaharan African life are convincing and smoothly woven into this moving story of poverty and courage, but the real insight for readers will be the appalling treatment of the AIDS victims. School library Journal (starred review)

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52926 words52,926 words
200 pages200 pages
Lexile 590LLexile 590L
Published 2004Published 2004

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9781550378344

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