"A tragicomic family saga set in a small Ethiopian town following the 1974 socialist revolution, told from the perspective of the youngest daughter of a large, formerly land-owning family, who contends with bullies, poverty, and a dictatorship with humor and a refusal to be silenced"--Provided by publisher.
Reuel Briggs, an African-American medical student who couldn't care less about his heritage, finds himself in Ethiopia on an archeological trip, where he discovers the truth about his blood, race, and history.
Yared Heywat is a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk, but when city-razing monsters attack Addis Prime, he finds himself in the middle of a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.
Shif leads a happy life: he's one of the smartest boys at school, he lives next door to his best friend, and is loved by his mother and sister. He knows nothing about the horrors committed by his country's government. When the soldiers arrive and take him to military school, Shif knows that as the son of a political prisoner, he will never be safe again, so he runs and tries to make his way towards a safer future in another country.
When disaster strikes their family, Mamo and Dani are forced to live as street urchins in the slums of an Ethiopian city, where they are taken into a gang led by a tough but likable boy named Million.
A reprint of the novel in which an African prince embarks on a pilgrimage to Egypt, and along the way he and his companions ponder subjects such as love, flights of imagination, the great discoveries of science, and the meaning of happiness.
"A teenage boy stands outside the Calgary bus station, alone, on a frigid night. He has no winter clothes, no identification, and he speaks little English. His name is Hakim, but who is he, and where did he come from?"--Provided by publisher.
