Burn My Hear is about the friendship of two boys during apartheid in Kenya in the 1950s. One boy is black (Mugo) and one boy is white (Matthew), making them unlikely friends. Matthew's family settled on Mugo's peoples' land in a previous generation. The Mau Mau form a rebellion and many people get drug into whether they wanted to or not, being forced to take an oath. Mathew's father and Mugo's father were friends when they were boys and although Mathew's father counts on Mugo's father to take care of his horses, something happens to cause Mathew's father to be suspicious of him. This story is about friendship in the midst of adversity. It is heart wrenching to think that these injustices occurred. This is the first book I have read about this period in history. The author, Beverly Naidoo, grew up in Southern Africa during apartheid. Even though her life was very different from both boys she is able to tell the story as an insider would. She has written other books during this time period and I would like to read them as well. She has won several awards for her books including the Carnegie Medal, the Jane Addams Book award and the American Library Association Best Book for Young adults for The Other Sid of Truth.