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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.

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.

Recounts the true story of Cecil the lion, describing his part in a study of lions, his family, and the alliance he formed with another lion, Jericho, who took over Cecil's family after his death. Includes color photographs, and information on lions, Hwange National Park, the Oxford University study, and the global impact of Cecil's death.

"When Patson's family moves to Marange region of Zimbabwe, he begins working in the mines, searching for blood diamonds, until government soldiers arrive and Patson is forced to journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister and a better life"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the stories of two fourteen year-old girls who live very different lives but have a lot in common.

When Patson's family moves to Marange region of Zimbabwe, he begins working in the mines, searching for blood diamonds, until government soldiers arrive and Patson is forced to journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister and a better life.

"This is the story of a little girl with big dreams. All the girl ever wanted was an education. But in Rhodesia, education for girls was nearly impossible. So she taught herself to read and write with her brother's schoolbooks and to count while watching cattle graze. When the girl became a young wife and mother, she wrote her goals on a scrap of paper and buried them in a can-an ancient ritual that reminded her that she couldn't give up on her dreams. She dreamed of going to America and earning one degree; thena second, even higher; and a third, the highest. And she hoped to bring education to all the girls and boys of her village. Would her dreams ever come true?"--Publisher.

In a retelling of a Shona folktale from Zimbabwe, a girl promises a crocodile that he can come to a party in exchange for a favor, but since crocodiles aren't allowed in the village, she doesn't expect she'll have to keep her promise.

"When Patson's family moves to Marange region of Zimbabwe, he begins working in the mines, searching for blood diamonds, until government soldiers arrive and Patson is forced to journey to South Africa in search of his missing sister and a better life"--.