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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA 2023 Skipping Stones HonoreeA School Library Journal Best Book of 2022Part of Niki Daly's Lolo seriesMore fun is on the way for Lolo in Fly High, Lolo, the fourth book in Niki Daly's Lolo series for beginning readers. Lolo is kind-hearted, creative, full of joy, and-- whether it's making homemade Christmas decorations from recycled plastics, or stepping in when the school play goes awry--she always knows just what to do to save the day!In this collection of easy-to-read stories, we meet Lolo, a girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother, Gogo. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Fly High, Lolo follows Lolo as she explores her world, and the new adventures each day brings.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. "Four new easy-to-read stories about the delightful and irrepressible Lolo and her daily life in a South African township, perfect for early readers. In Fly High, Lolo!, Lolo dreams of being an eagle in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama and her new friend - and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations."-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Part of Niki Daly's Lolo series Hooray! Hurrah! Hurray! for Lolo, the energetic, curious, and fun-loving girl at the center of Niki Daly's series of books for beginning readers. She's thoughtful, funny, and always ready for anything. Whether it's helping to babysit baby Bongi or learning all about the library, she's sure to do it with kindness and humor. In this collection of easy-to-read stories, we meet Lolo, a girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother, Gogo. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Hooray for Lolo follows Lolo as she explores her world, and the new adventures each day brings. In Hooray for Lolo, Lolo she gets angry with her best friend, finds a favorite library book, goes to the hospital, and helps to look after Baby Bongi. Hooray for Lolo! She's kind-hearted, creative, full of fun, and she's sure to become your best friend. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A Skipping Stones Winner, 2024Hi!! I'm Epi Dermis, but my friends just call me Skin!Raise your hands if you sweat, tan, itch, have hair, or have freckles!I've been feeling pretty sensitive lately because everybody has something to say about me. But people don't always tell the truth.My color doesn't make me fast, strong, smart, or scary. I just want to shout, "It's just skin, silly!""[A]n irresistibly brilliant, pitch-perfect page-turner that should be a must-read in every Pre-K and Elementary School in our country."- Henry Louis Gates JrAn illustrated children's book on the evolution of skin color,based on a collective 40+ years of peer-reviewed research from expert anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski and historian Dr. Holly Y. McGee, with a special foreword from celebrated literary critic and historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Meet Epi Dermis, your kid's quirky, clever guide to the origin of skin color! Using simple science and interactive activities, Epi takes readers on an adventure through human history to find out why skin is the hardest working organ in the body business. Whether it's how migration and climate changed our skin's need for melanin, to why sweat is your body's secret superpower, Epi's got all the facts-and uses them to challenge false narratives about race and give kids the information they need to do the same. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Vermeulen, Karen (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. One of "10 Novels You Should Read in June" --CrimeReadsStarred review, Publishers WeeklyListed on CrimeReads' "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Summer Reading Edition"Listed in the New York Times "Globetrotting" 2020 previewOutside the Lines is a journey through the underbelly of Johannesburg, South Africa and the intimacy of family drama scattered across racial, religious, and class divisions. Drug addict Cathleen is kidnapped and her distracted, middle-class family fails to notice her absence; Zilindile, who services Cathleen's drug habit, and his Muslim Indian girlfriend Farhana, struggle to make sense of their relationship despite their very different backgrounds; and domestic worker Flora and the silent Runyararo, who was painting Cathleen's house until accused by Cathleen's father of stealing, become entangled with romance and criminals, leading to the ultimate tragedy. A taut novel that walks the line between family drama, crime novel, thriller, and black comedy. Crime doesn't pay, but neither does honesty in this tragedy traversing Johannesburg's class and ethnic divisions. Lines are blurred and boundaries crossed in this peek behind the facade of the city's middle-class white and Indian suburbia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Grace is a literary novel that deals realistically with the way adults who experienced domestic violence as children or drastic and violent loss can be affected by it years later. The novel also explores the legacy of political violence against minority populations in South Africa, in particular the experiences of South African youth who engaged in political protests in the 80s and were subsequently imprisoned, exiled, and disappeared in the government's brutal attempts at suppression. This is a great book-club read and we will support that by advertising it in the Reading Group Choices guide. A great book for readers who have loved books by Alice Walker--which explore the same themes of intergenerational and political violence, specifically in the lives of women. Grace's perfect life in Cape Town is undone when her childhood sweetheart unexpectedly reappears after disappearing during an anti-apartheid police riot a decade earlier. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Eight Hours. Minute by Minute.Somewhere in South Africa, a farm comes under heavy attack. No shooters in sight. Only one thing is certain: The attackers are savagely resolute. A diverse group of people barricade themselves inside the farmhouse: black and white; women, men, and children; bosses and workers; a police officer; random visitors. Who is the target of the attack? What has motivated it? Politics? Revenge? Greed? Drugs? Weapons? But do the people outside know more than those indoors? The snipers who are trying to operate in the dark of night? Who will die, who will survive? Who is pulling the strings? Who will be the winners, who will be the losers? And how long can eight hours actually be?Eight hours, minute by minute. Constant changes in perspective, piercing precision. An explosive mixture of psychological thriller and Neo-western with a political subtext. A farm in South Africa is under attack. Nobody knows who the killers are or what their motivations might be. Taking shelter from sniper file, a diverse group of people work together to survive. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. "[E]ach story inventively unfurls a different desire, longing, or frustration" - Jacinda Townsend, author Saint MonkeyIn her debut collection of short fiction, Reneilwe Malatji invites us into the intimate lives of South African women-their whispered conversations, their love lives, their triumphs and heartbreaks. This diverse chorus of female voices recounts misadventures with love, family, and community in powerful stories woven together with anger, politics, and wit. Malatji crafts an engaging collection full of rich, memorable characters who navigate work, love, patriarchy, and racism with thoughtfulness, strength, and humor. A diverse chorus of female voices recount misadventures with love, husbands, and in-laws. A collection of short fiction from South Africa. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA 2024 Skipping Stones Honor Award winnerWinner of The Next Generation Indie Book AwardFrom the award-winning author of Small Mercies, named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus ReviewsWhen Boipelo Seku learns about a man who traded his way from a paperclip to a house, he starts a trade of his own in his small village of Cedarville, South Africa, accidentally setting in motion a string of good deeds that will change his community forever."I've decided that some people put out fires and leave the world cold and hopeless and others nurse the kindling, blow like mad and fan the flames with whatever they have at hand - so that everyone feels its warmth."A lot of things can feel just out of reach in 12-year-old Boipelo Seku's small, impoverished village of Cedarville, South Africa. The idea of one day living in a house that's big enough for his family is just a faraway dream. But when Boi stumbles on a story about a Canadian man who traded his way from a paperclip to a house, Boi hatches his own trading plan starting with a tiny clay cow he molded from river mud. Trade by trade, Boi and his best friend Potso discover that even though Cedarville lacks so many of the things that made the paperclip trade possible, it is fuller than either of them ever imagined.In a chain of events that turns Boi's tiny spark into a warming fire, Boi learns the power of friendship and community, and finds that something's value isn't in what you can trade for it, but in the good it brings to the people you love.With a motley crew of characters, wholehearted humor, and a whole lot of hope, The Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap is a joyful read for lovers of The Penderwicks or classics like The Moffats. When Boipelo Seku learns about a man who traded his way from a paperclip to a house, he starts a trade of his own in his small village of Cedarville, South Africa, accidentally setting in motion a string of good deeds that will change his community forever. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. For readers who loved classics like Anne of Green Gables and Because of Winn Dixie comes this tale out of South Africa about friendship, family, andWith the kind of quirky humor and classic writing style of recent books like The Penderwicks or classics like The Moffats--but married to the social justice sensibilities of more modern children's lit movements like We Need Diverse Books--Bridget Krone brings us a book rooted in the very heart of a child's personal, individual need for justice, and set in the very South African city where Mohatmas Gandhi first developed his concept of passive resistance (satyagraha). Krone subtly weaves what it means to be in solidarity with others while passively or non-violently resisting injustice into a story that tackles the main character's fear of being ripped away from the only family she can remember, dealing with bullies at school, and fighting to keep the house that's been in her foster family for generations. Touches on themes of Alzheimer's disease, poverty, foster families, mixed-race and bi-cultural families, the history of Gandhi in South Africa, and collective action against injustice.This is Bridget Krone's debut novel.Simultaneous release of hardback and paperback. Mercys afraid social workers will take her away. But lessons from the past may help her change the future. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Vermeulen, Karen (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Join Chip the dog and Chatti the cat on their first adventure in the countryside which soon becomes a race against the clock to help new friends in need!A Children's Book Council Librarian Favorite Winner 2026Since their family left them in this strange new home, Chip the dog and Chatti the cat have been feeling stuck. So when they meet Twinkle, a sly little mouse who grants wishes, they know just what to ask for: a way out into the countryside! Soon their wish is granted, and this funny triojoined by a traveling man named Bingo who can speak their languageis off to the great unknown.With the help of friendly forest creaturesfrom deer and rabbits to woodchucks and badgersthey arrive at a farm owned by Farmer Nils. But this farm is not what it seems. Farmer Nils is missing, and the grumpy man who took his place is not looking after the farm animals. And when Chatti is taken, Chip, Twinkle and Bingo must team up with their new pals to save her and get the farm back in working order.Chip and Chatti Save the Farm is a heartwarming story of unlikely friends, big adventures, and finding the courage to do whats right. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. From 2022 Windham Campbell Prize winner Siphiwe Gloria NdlovuBook 2 in the City of Kings trilogy, includingher multiple award-winning debut novel The Theory of FlightSet in a southern African country that is never named, this powerful tale of human fallibility-told with empathy, generosity, and a light touch--is an excursion into the interiority of the colonizer.Emil Coetzee, a civil servant in his fifties, is washing blood off his hands when the ceasefire is announced. Like everyone else, he feels unmoored by the end of the conflict. War had given him his sense of purpose, his identity. But why has Emil's life turned out so different from his parents', who spent cheery Friday evenings flapping and flailing the Charleston or dancing the foxtrot? What happened to the Emil who used to wade through the singing elephant grass of the savannah, losing himself in it?Continuing the interconnected stories she began in her award-winning novel The Theory of Flight, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu explores decades of history through the eyes of one man on his journey from boyhood to manhood, and the changes that befall him through love, loss, and war. With sympathy, complexity, and penetrating insight, The History of Man explores what makes a man, a father, and a nation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Including 2022 Caine Prize winning story "Five Years Next Sunday" by Idza Luhumyo, 2022 Nommo Award shortlisted story "Shelter" by Mzobi Haimbe and 2023 O'Henry Prize for Short Fiction winner "Mother" by Jacob M'hangoThis genre-spanning anthology explores the many ways that we grow, adapt, and survive in the face of our ever-changing global realities. These evocative, often prescient, stories showcase new and emerging writers from across Africa to investigate many of the pressing issues of our time: climate change, pandemics, social upheaval, surveillance, and more.In Disruption, authors from across Africa use their stories to explore the concept of change-environmental, political, and physical-and the power or impotence of the human race to innovate our way through it. From a post-apocalyptic African village in Innocent Ilo's "Before We Die Unwritten," to space colonization in Alithnayn Abdulkareem's "Static," to a mother's attempt to save her infant from a dust storm in Mbozi Haimbe's "Shelter," Disruption illuminates change around and within, and our infallible capacity for hope amidst disaster. Facing our shared anxieties head on, these authors scrutinize assumptions and invent worlds that combine the fantastical with the probable, the colonial with the dystopian, and the intrepid with the powerless, in stories recognizing our collective future and our disparate present.Disruption is the newest anthology from Short Story Day Africa, a non-profit organization established to develop and share the diversity of Africa's voices through publishing and writing workshops. Dissent, disease, disaster: introducing Disruption, a short story collection from new and emerging African writers, many for the first time on North American shelves. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A 2024 IBBY Honour List SelectionA CBC Spring 2024 Showcase SelectionIn the final years of South Africa's Apartheid era, an unlikely trio-a sheltered white rugby player, a black farmworker's son, and an Indian shopkeeper's daughter-discover the consequences of knowing the truth and having the courage to speak it. Halley's Comet is the coming-of-age story of Pete de Lange, a white 16-year-old schoolboy, set in small-town South Africa in 1986. Pete lives a relatively sheltered life, primarily concerned with girls and rugby- until one January night changes everything. Thrust together with two complete strangers-Petrus, a black farmworker's son and Sarita, an Indian shopkeeper's daughter-the trio find themselves running for their lives from the vicious Rudie, whose actions will ripple far beyond that fateful night. This era-defying friendship-sparked by a shared secret- challenges everything Pete thought he knew and believed. And when anti-Apartheid revolutionaries set their sights on the town, it will change the course of the three young people's lives forever. Halley's Comet is a story of friendship, love, change, taking chances, hope, a comet, and some pretty cool 80s music. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Religious and ethnic conflict may be the Horn of Africa's most enduring recent legacy. But beneath its recent history of war and displacement lies human stories-families, clans, lovers, neighbors, and friends, all bound together through common cultural, religious, and historical ties. The Lion's Binding Oath, Ahmed Ismail Yusuf's collection of short stories, introduces readers to the people of Somalia and their struggles: their humanity, faith, identity, friendship, and family bonds, as whispers of war grow louder around them. Through stories that span the years before and during Somali's civil war, Yusuf weaves together Somalia's political, social, and religious conflicts with portrayals of the country's love of poetry, music, and soccer. Yusuf's collection is a powerful examination of love and resilience in a country torn apart by war, and written with deep compassion for the lives of its characters.Ahmed Ismail Yusuf has lived in Minneapolis since fleeing Somalia in the late 80s. He did not speak English when he arrived, he was a high-school dropout, and he was not sure what his actual age was. Today he has two college degrees and is the author of Somalis in Minnesota, published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. In 2017, The History Theatre of St. Paul, Minnesota produced his short play, "A Crack in the Sky," a memoir about how Yusuf found inspiration in Maya Angelou and Muhammad Ali during his early days as an immigrant to the U.S. "Me against my brother." Stories exploring the world of Somalia leading up to its explosive religious and ethnic war. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A Skipping Stones Winner, 2024Hi!! I'm Epi Dermis, but my friends just call me Skin!Raise your hands if you sweat, tan, itch, have hair, or have freckles!I've been feeling pretty sensitive lately because everybody has something to say about me. But people don't always tell the truth.My color doesn't make me fast, strong, smart, or scary. I just want to shout, "It's just skin, silly!""[A]n irresistibly brilliant, pitch-perfect page-turner that should be a must-read in every Pre-K and Elementary School in our country."- Henry Louis Gates JrAn illustrated children's book on the evolution of skin color,based on a collective 40+ years of peer-reviewed research from expert anthropologist Dr. Nina Jablonski and historian Dr. Holly Y. McGee, with a special foreword from celebrated literary critic and historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Meet Epi Dermis, your kid's quirky, clever guide to the origin of skin color! Using simple science and interactive activities, Epi takes readers on an adventure through human history to find out why skin is the hardest working organ in the body business. Whether it's how migration and climate changed our skin's need for melanin, to why sweat is your body's secret superpower, Epi's got all the facts-and uses them to challenge false narratives about race and give kids the information they need to do the same. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Vermeulen, Karen (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Hannah alwaysfinds a way to get what she wants.Daughter to Chloe Cartwright, an eccentric prize-winning writer more interested in politics than parenthood, and sister to a rugby-star brother, Hannah has never excelled at much besides shoplifting. Discovering a talent for petty crime, she steals what she needs to fit in with her wealthier school friends, while at home, her mother's sporadic paychecks often mean an empty fridge.As an adult, Hannah falls, almost by chance, into a successful career as partner to one of South Africa's leading chefs. But the universe has a dark sense of humor. When her mother's increasingly erratic behavior forces Hannah home again, she finds herself in a bizarre role reversal, caring for the mother who never had time to care for her. As she searches for ways- both conventional and radical- to ease Chloe's suffering, past and present blur. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA CBC Spring 2024 Showcase SelectionNo matter where she goes, or how big she grows, Wanjik knows her name.Librarian Favorites: Third to Fifth GradeIn the lush Kenyan countryside, a young Giky girl helps her grandmother with daily tasks. Here, as she tends to the cows, carries water, and plays in the fruit trees and sugarcane, she is called Wanjik.On the busy city streets of Nairobi, where she goes to school, she is called by her English name, Catherine. But at home with Wangar, the maid who cooks and cares for her, she is again Wanjik.All grown up in boarding school, Catherine is the leader of her class, surrounded by friends from different cultural backgrounds. But at night, when she gathers with her fellow Giky sisters to speak her mother tongue, she is Wanjik once more.Gloriously illustrated, alive with the joie de vivre of girlhood, and based on the author's own beloved childhood memories, Wanjik, Child of Mine is an ode to the heritage that walks alongside us, and a love song for the sisters we make on the journey. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Vermeulen, Karen (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Lions on the deck. Warthog butt prints on the walls. Chair yoga at sunset.This is what late-life reinvention looks like for David Muirhead and his wife. At seventy, they traded a manicured coastal home for a cottage deep in the South African bush, just outside Hoedspruit the country's self-styled safari capital. After decades of journalism and wildlife writing, Muirhead now lives inside the world he used to observe from a distance.He notices things. That wild animals don't grow old they get eaten long before they can be considered geriatric. That an elephant has its own opinions about your morning plans. That a leopard, unhurried, makes its own argument about what really matters at this stage of life.A Wild Estate is funny, tender, and unsentimental a memoir of growing older with the bush watching back. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. From Commonwealth Book Prize Shortlisted Author Bridget PittFinalist for the Tuscarora Award for Historical Fiction and the Sunday Times Literary Fiction Long List A Zulu foundling and a white missionarys child raised as brothers in a world intent on making them enemies. A sweeping tale of identity, kinship, and atonement, set in 1870s South Africa, a decade of ruthless colonial aggression against the nation's indigenous people.Moses, a Zulu baby discovered on a riverbank, and Daniel, the son of white missionaries, are raised as brothers on the Umzinyathi mission in 19th century Zululand, South Africa. As an infant, Daniel narrowly escapes an attack by a rhino and develops an intense corporeal connection to animals which challenges the religious dogma on which he is raised. Despite efforts by his adoptive mother to raise the boys as equals, Moses feels like an outsider to both white and Zulu society, and seeks certainty in astronomy and science. Only through each other do the brothers find a sense of belonging.At Umzinyathi, Moses and Daniel are cushioned from the harsh realities of the expanding colony in neighboring Natalwhere ancient spiritualism is being demonized, vast natural beauty faces rampant destruction, and the wealth of the colonizer depends on the engineered impoverishment of the indigenous. But when they leave the mission to work on a relatives sugar estate and accompany him on a hunting safari, the boys are thrown into a world that sees their bond as a threat to the colonial order, and must confront an impossible choice: adapting to what society expects of them or staying true to each other.With elements of magic realism, Eye Brother Horn is the heart-wrenching story of how two children born of vastly different worlds strive to forge a true brotherhood with each other and with other species, and to find ways to heal the deep wounds inflicted by the colonial expansion project. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. "Living without adventures is dangerous. you can die of boredom," announces twelve-year-old Emma. Thanks to her parents' lifestyle, she's never bored. They travel constantly and move from one country to another. Soon after moving to the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Emma notices an infinity sign accompanied by a puzzling inscription scribbled in Spanish on a fence near her home. Following the cryptic and somewhat magical clues that seem to mysteriously drop into her lap, Emma finds herself on a peculiar rescue mission: to locate the seven missing figurines of dogs, one for each of the seven Canary Islands, and return them to their rightful place.With her new friend Jake and Mars, her French bulldog, Emma goes in search of answers-solving riddles and hopping from one dangerous adventure to another, afraid that she'll fail her mission and the mystery of the Canary Islands will remain hidden forever.Does Emma have what it takes to connect the dots? And is it really the dogs she is actually saving? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A Childrens Book Council 2026 TEACHER FAVORITES AwardWinner of the TILs Jean Flynn Award for Best Young Adult Book A Booklist Starred Review A big-hearted coming-of-age debut about a tiger, a Russian, a model airplane, unexplainable disaster, and a bewildered twelve-year-old boy just trying to find his place in the world.Its 1981 in Texarkana, Texas, and Noah Ellis is trying hard to remember. Still reeling from the loss of his father in a suspicious tragedy, Noah is in a tragedy of his ownone that results in another inexplicable death, this time leaving Noah to suffer from severe amnesia. After that day, everything changes. Noah becomes an unwitting star in a highly publicized trial. Girls start to notice him, and kids who once bullied him now allow him to run with their packat a cost. Standing as always in his big brothers shadow, Noah also has a little sister he must look out for. But Noahs still stuck on that day and the accident he cant remember. As town secrets come to light and summer draws to a close, Noah must find a way to salvage all that hes lost, and to learn what is truly precious. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Finalist in the Best Thriller Book Awards.When a missing person's case becomes a hunt for an active serial killer, Detective Kaitlyn Kruse must use her greatest asset: a supernatural ability to remember her past lives. But the killer may be closer to home than she's willing to believe.When a local woman's body is found in a shallow grave on one of Seattle's pristine hiking trails, Detective Kaitlyn Kruse and her partner Joe Riley are under pressure to find her killer as swiftly as possible. But more than one body is recovered at the site, and-alarmingly-they all look a bit like Kaitlyn.Fortunately, Kaitlyn has a secret weapon. She dreams of her past lives, and their memories are always eager to help her solve the crime at hand. But Kaitlyn's dreams are getting more desperate every night, like one of her past selves is trying to tell her something. and a shady black sedan is tracking her every move. It may be too late to stop the inevitable-but Kaitlyn is determined to get justice for the dead before she becomes one of them. In this rousing crime debut with a touch of the supernatural, the first in her Detective Kaitlyn Kruse series, Karoline Anderson proves she's got a knack for the thrill. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. From beloved Congolese comics creator Barly Baruti and Belgian comics critic Thierry Bellefroid, translated from the original French by Batchelder Award-winning translator Ivanka HahnenbergerA Harlem gangster's trip to Central Africa to attend the legendary 1974 Ali-Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match becomes a one-way ticket to the seedy underground of Zaire-complete with espionage, murder, and a communist plot to overthrow Zaire's infamous President Mobutu.When Ernest, a low-level gangster from Harlem, wins tickets to travel to Zaire to attend the "Rumble in the Jungle," the now-legendary bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, he's eager to reconnect with his African roots and escape the ruthless gang leaders he's indebted to back home. But in Zaire, Ernest becomes entangled in an Angolan coup against the country's embattled president Mobutu Sese Seko-inspired by Che Guevara himself-and soon realizes that Zaire may hold even more dangers for him than Harlem ever could.A Cold-War-era thriller set against the backdrop of a landmark moment in sports history, Chaos in Kinshasa features Barly Baruti's characteristic art and Thierry Bellefroid's punchy dialogue woven in with the elements of a great gangster story-sex, spies, bribes, and murder. A thrill ride through a pivotal moment in Cold War, African, and sports history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Dark clouds roll in. Thunder rumbles through the streets.Two children team up with town locals in a rhythmic race against the rain, rushing to make it home before the downpour begins.But the storm catches up-snapping the stoplight and leaving everyone stranded.In a surprising twist, an unexpected hero swoops in, guiding traffic safely through the chaos with the grace of a conductor leading a community concerto!A read-aloud book that captures the vibrant culture and charm of daily life through rhythm, repetition, and onomatopoeia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. De Villiers, Alison (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The magical Council of Aunties are the only ones who can decide if Max and Meera can adopt a baby of their very own.To prove they can become parents, Max and Meera must complete three challengescollect enough joy, love, and hope for the Aunties. Each task seems overwhelming, but a child is waiting, and they are determined to be ready, too.Everyday Magic is inspired by the adoption process, and recreates it in this fairytale, about what it means to build a family. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Vermeulen, Karen (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The giant couldn't believe it. He had found the perfect Olive. So round, so shiny, so black-he must show all of his friends! So starts the journey of The Giant as he runs to share his happiness with everyone and the sorrow and joy that grows from his jubilation.Leo Daly, the son of iconic South African illustrator and writer Niki Daly, re-imagines the universal tale of loss, grief, and the joy of new beginnings. A simple but empathetic story borne from the pain and loss of a miscarriage, this big-hearted, humorous story of a tall Giant in love with a little Olive examines our loves, passions, and the destruction of loss. A breath of fresh air that unflinchingly tackles our greatest fear.Like Where the Wild Things Are or Frog and Toad, A Lost Button, The Giant and the Olive tackles our fears and triumphs with humor and grace. A tale for any age from the kindergartner to the octogenarian. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Daly, Leo (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The epic game begins!That night, as agreed, the twochildren ask the moon: "Please letour snowpals play soccer."Then each child adds a secret wishupon the stars: "I wish that mysnowpal wins the soccer match!"After the storm and after the children build snowmen comes a whimsical tale. In the light of moon and stars, the snowpals come to life to play an epic game of soccer. A story of joy and the delight of play for all children. A primer in sportsmanship in English and French, this analogue book, illustrated with stitch and seam, harkens back to an era before the uniformity of computer generated illustrations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Can your tail help you fly? asks the bird.Can your tail help you swim? asks the beaver.Can your tail swat bugs away? asks the bison.It turns out the bear's tail does none of these things. and no matter how many creatures and critters he meets, he still doesn't know why he's got one.But does that mean Bear shouldn't love his tail?Join Bear on his journey to learn all the reasons why some animals have tails-and that you never really need a reason to love your own body. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Madame Livingstone is based on the true story of the unlikely partnership between a Belgian and an African who were responsible for the sinking of a German battleship in the Congo during the First World War. Aviator Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives at Lake Tanganyika, Congo in 1915 on orders to sink a critical German warship, the Graf Von Gtzen. To find out the ship's exact position, he is assigned a guide, an enigmatic, mixed-race African and the supposed son of the famous explorer David Livingstone who is nicknamed "Mrs. Livingstone" for the Scottish kilt he wears. Little by little, while the war between Belgian and German colonial powers rages on and the pair hunt down the Graf Von Gtzen, the young Belgian pilot learns more about the land around him from Mrs. Livingstone and discovers the irrevocable and tragic effects of colonialism on the local people. A historical fiction story of adventure and friendship against the backdrop of World War I in Africa, Madame Livingstone was originally published in France by Glenat in 2014. The graphic novel is authored by historian and comics specialist Christophe Cassiau-Haurie and Congo's unique beauty is presented in full color illustrations by beloved Congolese artist Barly Baruti. Lake Tanganyika, Congo in the year 1915. Two vastly different men in a war that is not theirs, assigned to a virtually impossible mission: sink the German battleship, the Graf Von Gtzen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Kandolo Lilela, Baruti (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. From debut Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Mapepa comes the saga of the four Taha sisters, and the indomitable matriarch who carried her daughters - and her community - through times of drought and violence in their Harare neighbourhood.From the red soil of her garden in Southgate 1, a crowded suburb of Harare, Nyeredzi watches the world. She knows not to venture beyond the grasses that fence them off from the bush, where the city's violent criminals and young lovers claim the night.But on this red soil, she is sovereign. It is here where she learns how to kill snakes, how to fight off a man, and how to take what she is due. It is here where Nyeredzi and her three older sisters are raised, and where they will each find a different destiny.Decades prior, a young woman abandons a position of great power to seek justice in the secondChimurenga War, only to return to find her world in shambles. So Zuva Mutongi sets off to build a world of her own, raising four daughters - Nyeredzi, Hannah, Abigail, and Ruth - and defending them from the evils beyond their small Harare home. But when a letter from her long-estranged brother calls her back to a past life, Zuva must reconcile with her duty and heal the broken community she left behind.Tsitsi Mapepa's vibrant debutis the history of a new Zimbabwe, withresilient women and men who raised a nation from its ashes.It is the chronicle of an L-shaped house, longawaited and much beloved, and the guests, welcome and unwelcome, who cross its threshold. It is the coming-of-age of four sisters, who will discover the secrets of womanhood on thevolatile streets of Harare. But above all, it is a love song to one woman - a soldier, healer, chief, and mother - whose fierce devotion to her people is a testament to the bonds of blood that bind us all. Includes glossary of African words used in the text and questions for discussion. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…