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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Thembi and her beloved great-grandmother, who has not left the house for many years, go together to vote on the momentous day when black South Africans are allowed to vote for the first time.
2) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in darkness.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Heifer International.
4) The herd boy
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While doing a good job of caring for his grandfather's sheep and goat on the grasslands of South Africa, young Malusi dreams of everything from owning his own dog to becoming president one day.
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