BAD KIDS. South African youngsters who rob and kill

Paperback. A book which retraces acts of unthinkable violence by young South Africans on the threshhold of their lives. It tells 10 true stories about youngsters ending other people's lives before their own hsve properly begun; about boys and girls who lie and steal; learners from privileged backgrounds who kill a homeless man; 16yr olds who murder their parents and siblings. But sometimes also tales of heroism and hope - Angeline Taljaard bravely sings in a musical the day after members of her immediate family have been murdered by 2 15yr. old boys. Illus. 144pp. New softcover.