Places
Town where Patricia met Abel; she lived here illegally during Apartheid
Johannesburg
Very naughty author of this book
In the opening chapter, Patricia saved Trevor by doing this
Throwing him out of a moving minibus
Trevor learned this from Fufi
You do not own the thing you love
Simile explained by Trevor to represent black, white, and mixed
types of chocolate
Maryvale
Trevor's first Valentine
Maylene
Trevor had an epiphany about Abel's dangerous nature when Abel did this
Abel beat up a child at the mulberry tree
Trevor learned this about the other colored boy when Abel was beating that boy
Animal symbol of Trevor's ability through language to make people change his perception
chameleon
School where Trevor felt like an outsider
Sandringham
Trevor realized she didn't even speak English
Babiki
Trevor felt betrayed by Fufi because she did this
Went to live with another boy during the day
Trevor learned from Robert that this was the greatest gift
To be chosen
Allusion of the chaos due to Africa having 11 official languages
Tower of Babel
Colored neighborhood where Trevor got beaten up at a mulberry tree
Eden Park
A dangerous mechanic
Abel
Trevor didn't want to use the outhouse so he did this
Pooped on the floor
Trevor learned this about pain from his mother
Trevor compared the service at this church to Christian karaoke
mixed church
School where Trevor first identified as black
HA Jack
Took Trevor to buy some new clothes for the high school prom
Bongani
Trevor's new hairstyle for the dance
Cornrows
Trevor learned he had no idea how girls work when this happened
Trevor said he and this kids got along like a house afire
Teddy