Worth Reading: Yes I think so. I really liked this book because it talks of life in South Africa and how the average person lived their lives back in the 1930's.

Summary: Peekay, A small white English boy in a rural world of black Africans and Afrikaner Boers. Raised by a black Nanny, he's a rooinek in a background of racism and mistrust from all sides.

His is the story of one boys dream. The hurdles he overcomes and the losses he endures as he sets himself on a path to becoming the welterweight boxing champion of the world.

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