When the Ground is Hard by Malla Nunn

Teen historical fiction. Adele is a mixed race young woman growing up in the 1960s in Swaziland. She attends a boarding school funded by her white father where life is anything but easy for her and the rest of the students at the school. Her mother has sacrificed to provide a life for her much different from the life she herself experienced. 

This story drew me quickly in and showed me not only the difficult lives of the various races living in Swaziland, but also the the different ways to handle those hard lives which can make our lives better. 

Recommend: Yes.