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-- Three little dassiesc2010., Primary, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: E Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little dassies (also called rock hyraxes) build their houses in the Namib Desert of Southern Africa, hoping for protection from the eagle that lives atop a nearby mountain.
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1994., Juvenile, Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press Call No: E OLA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Baboons are stealing young Yusuf's palm sap, which he sells at the market. Yusuf devises a plan to stop the baboons.
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[2016]., G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kept as forced labor on a chocolate plantation in the Ivory Coast, Amadou and his younger brother Seydou had given up hope, until a young girl arrives at the camp who rekindles the urge to escape"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016]., Adolescent, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: TEEN FIC SUL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kept as forced labor on a chocolate plantation in the Ivory Coast, Amadou and his younger brother Seydou had given up hope, until a young girl arrives at the camp who rekindles the urge to escape"--Provided by publisher.
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2016., Adolescent, Hyperion Call No: Adventure Fic Wein Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Having moved to Ethiopia to avoid the prejudices of 1930s America, Emilia, her black adoptive brother Teo, and their mother Rhoda, a stunt pilot, are devoted to her new country even after war with Italy looms, drawing the teens into the conflict.
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-- Young prince2019., Juvenile, Marvel Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Marvel Black Panther.Summary Note: "Life is comfortable for twelve-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. But as conflict brews near Wakanda, T'Challa's father makes a startling announcement: he's sending T'Challa and his friend M'Baku to school in America and they've been enrolled at South Side Middle School in the heart of Chicago. Despite being given a high-tech suit and a Vibranium ring, T'Challa realizes he might not be as equipped to handle life in America as he thought. Especially when it comes to navigating new friendships while hiding his true identity as the prince of a powerful nation, and avoiding Gemini Jones, a menacing classmate who is rumored to be involved in dark magic. When strange things begin happening around school, T'Challa sets out to uncover the source. But what he discovers in the process is far more sinister than he could ever have imagined. In order to protect his friends and stop an ancient evil, T'Challa must take on the mantle of a hero, setting him on the path to becoming the Black Panther."--p. [4] of cover.
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c1994., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Kofi's father, an Ashanti chief, is killed, Kofi is sold as a slave and ends up in Massachusetts, where his fate is in the hands of Paul Cuffe, an African American shipbuilder who works to return slaves to their homeland in Africa.
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c2001., Greenwillow Books Call No: E SAY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As other animals walk, gallop or trot by, a hungry crocodile lies quietly in the sand, listening for a very special sound from her nesting place. Includes factual information about Nile crocodiles.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown and Company Call No: FIC PATTERSON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd and their two older siblings travel to Africa to track down priceless artifacts that will keep the family's treasure hunting business afloat long enough to rescue their kidnapped mother--and possibly find their missing father"--
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[2023]., Adolescent, Atheneum Call No: FANTASY F UTO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Dirt, a retired elite female fighter, must enter the South God Bow tournament to protect her found family of younger sisters and their beloved Mud Fam.
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c1996., Juvenile, Little, Brown Call No: [E] SIS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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c1996., Little, Brown Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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2022., Adolescent, Carolrhoda LAB Call No: HISTORICAL F ATT Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?
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[2013], Primary, Schwartz & Wade Books Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An Arab girl of the Sahara who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.
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2014, LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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-- Lion king, Zazu's view1994., Juvenile, Western Pub. Co. Call No: Easy KORMAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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By Colón, Raúl2014., Primary, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: E COL Genre: Wordless Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In this wordless picture book, a boy who is confined to his room fills his sketch pad with lions and elephants, then imagines himself on a safari.
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[2017], Adolescent, Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associate Book Call No: MYSTERY F HAR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Alternative Detective Volume: 2Summary Note: Anglet Sutonga, a former Steeplejack, must pose as a foreign princess to catch the thief who stole the government's plans for a secret weapon. Yet Ang has other things on her mind as well. Refugees from the north are trickling into the city, but an ambitious politician is proposing extreme measures to get rid of them, and when Ang discovers that one theft could spark a conflagration of conspiracy that will threaten the most vulnerable of Bar-Selehm, she decides she is the only one who can stop it. --
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By Daly, Niki[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Catalyst Press Call No: ER FIC DAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Lolo Volume: 4Summary Note: "More fun is on the way for Lolo in Fly High, Lolo, the fourth book in Niki Daly's Lolo series for beginning readers. Lolo is kind-hearted, creative, full of joy, and- whether it's making homemade Christmas decorations from recycled plastics, or stepping in when the school play goes awry-she always knows just what to do to save the day! In this collection of easy-to-read stories, we meet Lolo, a girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother, Gogo. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Fly High, Lolo follows Lolo as she explores her world, and the new adventures each day brings. In Fly High, Lolo, Lolo gets an unexpected role in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama's new friend, and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations"--Provided by publisher.
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By Daly, Niki2012, Primary, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.