zimbabwe

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.

Introduces young readers to the country of Zimbabwe, exploring its history, government, people, lifestyles, and more.

While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

A third prophecy, this time involving a leopard, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical healing powers over animals, when she travels with her grandmother and best friend Ben to Zimbabwe.

"Will must find her way after she's plucked out of a wonderful life in Zimbabwe and forced to go to boarding school in England"--Provided by publisher.

"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.

"Will must find her way after she's plucked out of a wonderful life in Zimbabwe and forced to go to boarding school in England"--Provided by publisher.

To State Department crisis manager Judd Ryker, "Minute Zero" is that moment in the life of a country going through extreme national disruption where he has the chance to shape events, to make things turn out the way he wants them. Arriving in Zimbabwe, Ryker learns of the political and social upheaval and rumors threatening the peace--most-disturbing of which being the leak of highly enriched uranium onto the market. If Ryker cannot get control to shape his Minute Zero, things will spiral out of control and lots of people will die--including Ryker himself.