The host of The Daily Show Trevor Noah shares his personal story and the injustices he faced
while growing up half black half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this New
York Times bestselling young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir. A piercing reminder that
every mad life--even yours--could end up a masterpiece. --JASON REYNOLDS New York Times
bestselling author We do horrible things to one another because we don't see the person it
affects. . . . We don't see them as people. Trevor Noah host of The Daily Show on Comedy
Central shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa with a black South African
mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child
to exist. But he did exist--and from the beginning the often-misbehaved Trevor used his keen
smarts and humor to navigate a harsh life under a racist government. In a country where racism
barred blacks from social educational and economic opportunity Trevor surmounted staggering
obstacles and created a promising future for himself thanks to his mom's unwavering love and
indomitable will. This honest and poignant memoir adapted from the #1 New York Times bestseller
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood will astound and inspire readers as well
as offer a fascinating perspective on South Africa's tumultuous racial history. BORN A CRIME IS
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING OSCAR WINNER LUPITA NYONG'O!
