zimbabwe

Reeling from the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Mati's family leaves England to visit their native Zimbabwe, where Mati finds comfort in Meticais, a gender-neutral spirit or ghost who only she can see, and who helps her navigate her mercurial interpersonal relationships and feelings of grief.

"Follows ten-year-old Zimbabwe native, Darling, as she escapes the closed schools and paramilitary police control of her homeland in search of opportunity and freedom with an aunt in America"--Provided by OCLC.

"The . . . journey of a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world. When severe drought hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth, then eight, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life purpose. Unable to move from hunger, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her life. This transformative moment inspired Elizabeth to become a humanitarian, and she vowed to dedicate her life to giving back to her community, her continent, and the world. Grounded by the African concept of ubuntu--'I am because we are'--[this book] charts Elizabeth's quest in pursuit of her dream from the small village of Goromonzi to Harare, London, New York, and beyond, where she eventually became a Senior Advisor at the United Nations and launched HeForShe, one of the world's largest global solidarity movements for gender equality"--Provided by publisher.

Pat and Mandy Rezlaff's life as farmers and ranchers in Zimbabwe was thrown into turmoil in 2001 when armed members of President Robert Mugabe's War Veterans' Association confiscated their farm and forced them to flee, but as they fled with other families across the country they vowed to do something to save the dozens of horses that were also homeless.

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

Chronicles the author's experiences growing up white in South Africa amid the wars and strife in Southern Africa and in her own family.

"This is the real-life story of a 12-year-old refugee named Juliane. Separated from her mother, Juliane is forced to grow up in an orphanage in her home country of Zimbabwe. Juliane's words tell her story of suffering. But they also tell a story of hope as she is reunited with her mother, and they build a new life in another country"--Back cover.

Peter Godwin recounts the experiences he had after returning to his birthplace in Zimbabwe to be with his dying father, and shares his impressions of the country and the political and social changes that have thrown it into a vortex of brutality and hatred.

Chronicles the friendship between an American girl and her pen pal from Zimbabwe, discussing how a class assignment was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.

In 1997, Caitlin, an American, and Martin, a Zimbabwean, became pen pals through school. In 2003 - years after they had become best friends - Caitlin and Martin finally met.