south africa

Martin's life changes the day his dad is killed in a car accident. No one talks about it. His mum refuses to leave the house. His sister is only interested in her boyfriend. And Martin? He spends his afternoons alone with the family chickens - that's why they call him 'Clucky' - and at night, he solves difficult maths problems in his head to help him fall asleep. But one day Martin meets a boy called Vusi, who dreams of making a zombie movie. The two are plunged head first into a wild adventure, pulling everyone they know along with them.

After her beloved grandmother's death, seventeen-year-old Khosi is left with an empty house, her younger sister, and her promise to finish school but violence in Imbali may take even that.

In a land, like South Africa, twin brothers, Auben and Kasim, are beset by powerful forces beyond their understanding or control. When Auben begins hearing voices that encourage him to perform evil deeds it threatens the twins already strained relationship. Auben must rid himself of the demons' voices before they cause him to lose track of time, his mind, his brother, and his temper.

Zazi and Ziwelene ask their grandmother about the life of her father Nelson Mandela and how he came to be president of South Africa.

"Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to peace and nonviolent resistance helped to secure India's independence, and came at a great personal cost. Gandhi's writings and protests, including the famed 1930 Salt March, have served as a blueprint for activists who recognize the power of peaceful protest. This book reveals Gandhi's story and includes historical information about Gandhi's effect on India and South Africa"--Amazon.com.

Readers will learn about the Mahatma, Great soul in peasant's garb, often in his own words, as well as the philosophy of truth and nonviolence that would later inspire Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and other rebels with a cause for ages to come.

A teenager from South Africa shares his everyday life.

"This [graphic novel] re-telling of the Shaka legend explores the rise to power of a shrewd young prince who must consolidate a new kingdom through warfare, mediation and political alliances to defend his people against the expanding slave trade."--Back cover.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to the people, places and traditions of South Africa.

Ang's friend is accused of murder and the poor is being infected by a mysterious and fatal illness and it is up to Ang to protect her family and solve a murder before it is too late.