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The Power Of One (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) by Courtenay, Bryce, 1933- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><P>“The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.”<br>–The New York Times<P>“Unabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence–‘the power of one’–can prevail.”<br>–Cleveland Plain Dealer<P>In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams–which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the power of words, the power to transform lives, and the power of one.<P>“Totally engrossing . . . [presents] the metamorphosis of a most remarkable young man and the almost spiritual influence he has on others . . . Peekay has both humor and a refreshingly earthy touch, and his adventures, at times, are hai
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- Author
- Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-
- Publisher
- New York: Ballantine Books
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780143204794
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 4.34 / 5 (273 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13