Books in American writers series series

When Kenna goes to Masisi the wise man for help in winning the cross-country championship, he is given a magic necklace and told how to make the magic stronger

Ola and her brothers have no money for school after their father is killed fighting for Biafra in the Nigerian civil war, until one night she dreams of where her father buried her mother's jewelry

Jacob helps support his family by selling the Morning News on the streets of the city on Saturdays, but one week he forgets to weight his newspapers down and they blow away from him

Text: English, Arabic (translation)

Baba Oko believes he's being haunted by the ghost of a girl he hit with his taxicab

Mpho shoplifts a chocolate bar in order to impress her friend Neo

An anthology is organized around four recurring images--the circle, the veil, water, and song--that form the basis of the rich African-American literary tradition.

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Leggat, Gillian

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