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Published 2 August 1999
Format Paperback, 360 pages
RRP $19.95
ISBN-13 9780141304892
Imprint Puffin
Publisher Penguin Aus.
Origin Australia
Category General Fiction (Children's/Ya)

The Power of One: Young Reader's Edition

ISBN-13:9780141304892

This is Bryce Courtenay's classic best-selling story of the triumph of the human spirit, specially adapted for young readers.

Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, little six-year-old Peekay learns that small can beat big and that the most important thing is the power of one: the force for good within each individual.


User Reviews

  • Comment by Matt Keown March 25, 2009
    The Power of One is a knowledgeable book that is inspirational. "First with your head and then with your heart" is a sentence that is often said in the book. It makes you believe that you can do anything and then push that little mile to accomplish it. I am not going to say what the novel is about because that is for you to work out.
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