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1	Cry the Beloved Country more books like this by Alan Paton add to wishlist Often called the most important South African novel, this is the story of love and courage in the face of injustice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mara, Daughter of the Nile more books like this by Eloise McGraw add to wishlist The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a spy in the royal palace of Thebes, in the days when Queen Hatshepsut ruled. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Home of the Brave more books like this by Katherine Applegate add to wishlist The author of the bestselling Animorphs series (written under the name K.A. Applegate) delivers her first stand-alone literary novel: a beautifully wrought story about an African immigrant to America, who makes a journey from hardship to hope. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain more books like this by Verna Aardema add to wishlist The story of how the rain came to the arid Kapiti plain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Pinduli more books like this by Janell Cannon add to wishlist Pinduli's mama has always told her that she's the most beautiful hyena ever. But Dog, Lion, and Zebra don't think so. Why else would they make her feel so rotten about her big ears, her fuzzy mane, and her wiggly stripes? Poor Pinduli just wants to disappear--and she tries everything she can think of to make that happen. Yet nothing goes her way. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Last Leopard more books like this by Lauren St John add to wishlist This heart-pounding companion to "The White Giraffe" and "Dolphin Song" brings Martine even closer to her own destiny as the child who has power over all the animals. see all copies from $10.36! new only from $10.36! \| SVS
7	Other Side of Truth more books like this by B Naidoo add to wishlist After their mother is murdered as a reprisal for the work of their outspoken journalist father, 12-year-old Sade and her younger brother are sent from their home in Nigeria to live with their uncle in London. However, when they arrive at their uncle's house, Sade and her brother discover that he is missing. Forced to live in a series of foster ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope more books like this by Beverley Naidoo add to wishlist This unique collection of stories by native South African and Carnegie Medalist Beverley Naidoo is about young people's choices in a beautiful country made ugly by injustice. Each story is set in a different decade during the last half of the 20th century and into the 21st, and features fictional characters caught up in very real events in South ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.65! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Journey of Hope: Two Novels more books like this by Lurlene McDaniel add to wishlist HEATHER BARLOW HAS always been idealistic, and now that she has finished high school, she’s ready to make a difference in the world. After graduation she joins a mission group on a hospital mercy ship sailing to Africa. Praise for Angel of Mercy : “There’s a huge audience for McDaniel’s romance fiction, and this one ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83!
10	Akimbo and the Lions more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator) add to wishlist A story set in Africa, with a conservation and wildlife theme, this is a sequel to "Akimbo and the Elephants". When Akimbo goes with his father on an expedition to deal with marauding lions, things do not quite turn out as planned, for they catch a lion cub. Can Akimbo keep him safe? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Waiting for the Rain: A Novel of South Africa more books like this by Sheila Gordon add to wishlist Chronicles nine years in the lives of two South African youths--one black, one white--as their friendship ends in a violent confrontation between student and soldier. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
12 view cover	Secrets in the fire more books like this by Henning Mankell add to wishlist 'It was the most dangerous thing she could have done. But Sofia was only playing - pushing and shoving and laughing with her sister as they ran out to the fields one pearly dawn. Sofia didn't mean to step off the path. She didn't mean to tread on the monster, the monster that lurked, waiting, under the ground...'Secrets in the Fire is based on the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A is for Africa more books like this by Ifeoma Onyefulu add to wishlist This introduction to the alphabet also takes readers on a tour of life in Nigeria--for example, "H is for mud Houses, just right for a hot climate," and "K is for Kola nuts offered to guests to show warmth and friendship." Illustrated with color photographs. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $2.48! \| SVS
14 view cover	Where Are You Going Manyoni? more books like this by Catherine Stock add to wishlist Can you find Manyoni as she walks past the baobab tree, across the fever tree pan, and over the krantz above the dam? And can you spot the wild animals--an illustrated glossary will help you discover each one. The musical words and spectacular watercolor paintings help youngsters share Manyoni's morning walk. see all copies from $4.76! new only from $10.76! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou add to wishlist An eight-year-old girl named Thandi introduces readers to life in her South African village. Illustrated with color photographs that depict life a Ndebele village. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Saharan Boy more books like this by Richard Bellamy add to wishlist see all copies from $8.93! new only from $8.93! \| SVS
17 view cover	Kofi & His Magic more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou add to wishlist A young boy named Kofi introduces readers to life in the West African town of Bonwire. Kofi uses his magic, (his imagination) to take himself and readers on a journey to northern Africa, to his school, to a festival, and to the ocean. Illustrated with color photographs. see all copies from $5.04! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Water Hole Waiting more books like this by Jane Kurtz, Christopher Kurtz, Lee Christiansen (Illustrator) add to wishlist Water holes on the African plains are popular places, but very dangerous for small monkeys who have to watch out for lions, crocs, and elephants. Will the monkeys ever get to drink? Illustrations. see all copies from $4.29! new only from $10.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	AK more books like this by Peter Dickinson add to wishlist Paul Kagomi is a child warrior. Living in a country torn by war, Paul can remember neither his parents nor his village; his only companion is his gun, his AK. When peace seems to come, Paul buries his AK and goes to school, but the peace is only temporary. As war erupts again, Paul goes to find his gun and back to the only life he knows--that of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $56.52! \| first editions
20 view cover	Doctor de Soto Goes to Africa more books like this by William Steig add to wishlist The further adventures of Dr. De Soto, the gentle mouse who works as a dentist. In this story Dr. De Soto and his wife/assistant, Deborah, travel to Africa to help an elephant who has a horrible toothache. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	We're Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt more books like this by Laurie Krebs add to wishlist There is so much in store on this incredible journey: enormous statues and temples, the legendary Sphinx, tombs and mummies, and of course the Great Pyramids. With hieroglyphs on each page, a god or goddess associated with every destination, and informative notes at the end, you will be an Egypt expert in no time! This book has been selected by ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $6.89! \| SVS
22 view cover	Chanda's Secrets more books like this by Allan Stratton add to wishlist A young adult novel set in modern Africa tells the story of Chandra, a sixteen year old girl who must confront the realities of HIV/AIDS, as well as the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Galimoto more books like this by Karen L Williams add to wishlist Daily life in a contemporary African village is perfectly captured in these watercolor illustrations as Kondi works at making a toy vehicle, or a "galimoto", out of scraps of wire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Day Gogo Went to Vote more books like this by Elinor Batezat Sisulu add to wishlist Thembi, a young girl living in Soweto, tells the triumphant story of the 1994 elections in South Africa--the first time that country held a democratic election. Thembi's great-grandmother, Gogo, is 100 years old, and with the end of apartheid she has finally been given the right to vote--and she is determined to do so. Because she is too frail to ... see all copies from $2.69! new only from $3.16! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Storytellers more books like this by Ted Lewin (Illustrator) add to wishlist It is early one morning, Abdul & his grandfa ther are walking to work, past souk after souk of carpet sel lers & weavers, then out through the ancient gate. Spreading a carpet on the ground, they wait for a crowd to gather. Th en, at last, Grandfather begins. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.00! \| first editions

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