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Join the Wheelock Book Club for a discussion of Born A Crime by Trevor Noah.

About the book:

The memoir of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.

Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.


Copies of Born A Crime are available in multiple formats. Please call the library for assistance with locating or reserving a copy, 253-280-2800. Copies are also available at Wheelock while they last.