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2) Rescue!
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Bindi wildlife adventures volume 2
Description
Bindi and Hannah try to save the antelope but get caught spying.
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Legend of the animal healer volume 1
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After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
4) The herd boy
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Pub. Date
2012
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While doing a good job of caring for his grandfather's sheep and goat on the grasslands of South Africa, young Malusi dreams of everything from owning his own dog to becoming president one day.
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2016.
Description
This fictionalized account of a student uprising that began in Soweto, South Africa, on June 16, 1976, unfolds through the first-person narratives of four young adults from different backgrounds whose lives intersect. An African student, Zanele, secretly organizes the protest against the Afrikaans Medium Decree Act, which required the use of English and Afrikaans ("the language of the oppressors") in schools. Her apolitical friend Thabo heads a local...
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Lolo volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving a trail of laughter and a few frowns.
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Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
10) Zulu dog
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
In post-apartheid South Africa, A Zulu boy keeps secrets from his family as he cares for an injured dog and befriends the daughter of a white farmer.
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Pub. Date
2010
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Rain and her pet lion cub, Saa, were taken from their home in a village near "the edge of Wild" and brought to the Tekkies' fortified island. The Tekkies believe that Rain and Saa can help provide them with water, but when Rain discovers what they have in store for her, she has no choice but to try to escape.
12) Goal!
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble.
15) Wanda
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Eight-year-old Wanda is unhappy due to the endless mocking of her hair by the boys at school, but when Makhulu (grandmother) shares her grooming secrets and stories of beautiful women with locks just like Wanda, she realizes her hair is a crown and is something to be proud of.
16) Here comes Lolo
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Series
Lolo volume 1
Description
These stories follow Lolo as she skips through life in a South African community. Lolo's everyday adventures will make her a favourite character for young readers everywhere. These easy-to-read, happy and humorous stories are illustrated on every page. They bring daily life in a South African community alive in all its richness and diversity. Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving behind a trail of laughter and a few frowns....
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
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...