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© 2018 by Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed and bound in the United States of America. First printing 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3899-8 ISBN: 978-1-4222-3911-7 ebook ISBN: 978-1-4222-7890-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Centore, Michael, 1980- author. | Lebeko, Tshwarelo, author. Title: My teenage life in South Africa / by Michael Centore, with Tshwarelo Lebeko ; series foreword by Kum-Kum Bhavnani. Other titles: Customs and cultures of the world. Description: Broomall, PA : Mason Crest, 2017. | Series: Customs and cultures of the world | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017003258| ISBN 9781422239117 (hardback) | ISBN 142223911X (hardback) | ISBN 9781422278901 (ebook) | ISBN 1422278905 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: South Africa--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature. | Teenagers--South Africa--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC DT1752 .C46 2017 | DDC 305.2350968--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017003258 Developed and Produced by Shoreline Publishing Group. Editor: James Buckley, Jr. Design: Tom Carling, Carling Design Inc. Production : Sandy Gordon www.shorelinepublishing.com Cover photo: spooh/iStock Editor’s note: Special thanks to Michael Thema of Ikamva Youth in South Africa for his help in reaching out to our teen author, Tshwarelo. QR Codes disclaimer:

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