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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In Khayelitsha, South Africa, Neo's passion for music leads her to her first love--Tale, the female lead singer of a local band--and an internship at the local radio station, and both experiences teach Neo about the risks and rewards of using her own voice to empower others.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 11
Language
English
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa where they meet up with wonderful wild animals, a very hungry warrior, and where they even solve a riddle.
Author
Series
Adventures of Riley volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c[2008], c2003
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Riley travels to South Africa to help his Uncle Max, a conservation biologist, track and count wild animals.
Author
Series
World War II novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This is Jeff Shaara at his best, giving us another superb [and] historically grounded novel of one of the most dramatic struggles of World War II.”—George McGovern
Utilizing the voices of the conflict’s most heroic figures, some immortal and some unknown, Jeff Shaara tells the story of America’s pivotal role in World War II: fighting to hold back the Japanese conquest...
Utilizing the voices of the conflict’s most heroic figures, some immortal and some unknown, Jeff Shaara tells the story of America’s pivotal role in World War II: fighting to hold back the Japanese conquest...
Author
Series
Benny Griessel novels volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of a gruesome child abuse case that has caught the attention of the media, Inspector Benny Griessel struggles to maintain his sobriety in order to bring down a vigilante killer who has won the sympathy of the public.
10) Fly high, Lolo
Author
Series
Lolo volume 4
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Fly High, Lolo, Lolo gets an unexpected role in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama's new friend, and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations"--
12) Small mercies
Author
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When social workers begin to scrutinize Mercy's homelife in modern-day Pietermartizburg, she uses life lessons taught to her by Mr. Singh to stand up for herself and her eccentric foster aunts.
13) Raf
Author
Publisher
Lemniscaat
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Ben's toy giraffe Raf suddenly disappears, and Ben is distraught until he receives postcards from Africa sent by Raf on his travels.
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 3
Publisher
Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Anna Hibiscus can't wait to fly across the world and visit her granny in Canada. But can she find enough warm clothes for the cold winter weather? And will her family miss her?
Author
Publisher
Vanguard Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Josh Hagarty is recruited by the charitable organization NewAfrica to manage a farming project in an underdeveloped African country, he signs on, figuring that he can put his newly acquired graduate degree in engineering to good use. However, when Josh gets situated in Africa, he finds that NewAfrica may not be the philanthropic charity it purports itself to be.
18) Cha-cha chimps
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Ten little chimps go down to the local hangout where they dance the cha-cha, but one by one they begin to do other dances with other African animals.
19) Disgrace
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A white woman is gang-raped by blacks in this novel on post-apartheid South Africa. But she understands such settling of scores is inevitable, given what whites did to blacks, and she keeps the baby. By the author of Waiting for the Barbarians.
Author
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, BOOKPAGE, AND SHELF AWARENESS • “Paula McLain is considered the new star of historical fiction, and for good reason. Fans of The Paris Wife will be captivated by Circling the Sun, which . . . is both beautifully written and utterly engrossing.”—Ann Patchett, Country
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