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Roommates and Space Trees

Iska Universe, #2

by Geneva Vand ...

Series Book 2 - Iska Universe
Several years ago, Will's best friend ran away with an alien to live happily ever after. They've kept in touch, but Will misses the man that might as well be his brother. So, he decides he's going to go visit. Who cares if visiting requires a trip to outer space? No big deal, right?Ticheck met Will for the first time while trying to find a friend who had gotten lost. Since then, they've seen him a ... Read more

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Several years ago, Will's best friend ran away with an alien to live happily ever after. They've kept in touch, but Will misses the man that might as well be his brother. So, he decides he's going to go visit. Who cares if visiting requires a trip to outer space? No big deal, right?Ticheck met Will for the first time while trying to find a friend who had gotten lost. Since then, they've seen him a
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Granola Bars and Spaceships

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In the middle of a training trip, Keeska's shuttle navigation fails and strands Keeska on Earth—alone, no way to contact home, and with no chance of help from the locals…until one does.When Eric starts leaving food in front of an abandoned storefront in the crappy strip mall by his house, he thought he was helping a dog or a homeless kid. He gets the shock of his life when he discovers an alien ... Read more

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In the middle of a training trip, Keeska's shuttle navigation fails and strands Keeska on Earth—alone, no way to contact home, and with no chance of help from the locals…until one does.When Eric starts leaving food in front of an abandoned storefront in the crappy strip mall by his house, he thought he was helping a dog or a homeless kid. He gets the shock of his life when he discovers an alien
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Lesedi's Little Light

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A tender picture book about a young African girl whose light dims after her mother's death, until her grandmother's love and song gently guide her back toward hope and healing.Lesedi’s Little Light is the story of a young girl in a close-knit rural African village whose name means “light” in Setswana. Surrounded by the love of her mother and grandmother, Lesedi’s world is bright—until her mother ... Read more

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A tender picture book about a young African girl whose light dims after her mother's death, until her grandmother's love and song gently guide her back toward hope and healing.Lesedi’s Little Light is the story of a young girl in a close-knit rural African village whose name means “light” in Setswana. Surrounded by the love of her mother and grandmother, Lesedi’s world is bright—until her mother
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The Soot

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A visually striking picture book where a young girl witnesses her city consumed by soot and discovers how small acts like planting trees can heal the planet, introducing environmental awareness through bold imagery and hope.The Soot is a wordless picture book about a young girl in a modern African city who wakes to a clear morning and, over the course of a single day, watches her world darken ... Read more

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A visually striking picture book where a young girl witnesses her city consumed by soot and discovers how small acts like planting trees can heal the planet, introducing environmental awareness through bold imagery and hope.The Soot is a wordless picture book about a young girl in a modern African city who wakes to a clear morning and, over the course of a single day, watches her world darken
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The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies

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A darkly comic and surreal literary novel set in a South African township, where a young crematorium worker and obituarist navigates family betrayal, mythic beasts, and the blurred line between rumor, grief, and survival“To make it in life one has to learn to live with an unhappy heart.” A literary novel set in and around a contemporary South African township, The Hollow Sound of Lightweight ... Read more

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A darkly comic and surreal literary novel set in a South African township, where a young crematorium worker and obituarist navigates family betrayal, mythic beasts, and the blurred line between rumor, grief, and survival“To make it in life one has to learn to live with an unhappy heart.” A literary novel set in and around a contemporary South African township, The Hollow Sound of Lightweight
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The Brilliance of a Million Suns

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An intimate epistolary novel following a Sierra Leonean woman's journey from civil war refugee to survivor of trafficking and exploitation, refusing to be silenced by the global forces that prey on the vulnerable.When war scatters her family and fate drives her to the edge, Adamasay must navigate a world that devours the innocent—and find a voice that refuses to be silenced.In Sierra Leone, ... Read more

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An intimate epistolary novel following a Sierra Leonean woman's journey from civil war refugee to survivor of trafficking and exploitation, refusing to be silenced by the global forces that prey on the vulnerable.When war scatters her family and fate drives her to the edge, Adamasay must navigate a world that devours the innocent—and find a voice that refuses to be silenced.In Sierra Leone,
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The Civilization

by K M. Mckenzie ...

“I’m not in my world anymore.” The Civilization is a teen/YA fantasy about a girl caught between the modern world and an ancient, cursed kingdom that remembers her as a gift from the gods. Kadsa has spent years wandering across Africa with her grandfather, chasing stories of a buried homeland called Marut and the dull crystal he swears is their way back. When she slips away to reclaim her stolen ... Read more

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“I’m not in my world anymore.” The Civilization is a teen/YA fantasy about a girl caught between the modern world and an ancient, cursed kingdom that remembers her as a gift from the gods. Kadsa has spent years wandering across Africa with her grandfather, chasing stories of a buried homeland called Marut and the dull crystal he swears is their way back. When she slips away to reclaim her stolen
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Illustrated folktale collection for ages 8–12, African Folktales for the Young at Heart gathers twenty Hausa tales from Northern Nigeria—tricksters, talking animals, and wise lessons—perfect for read-alouds and classrooms celebrating humor, cour“Seek knowledge wherever you can find it, for it is the key to greatness. Remember that wealth may decrease, and authority or power may be lost, but ... Read more

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Illustrated folktale collection for ages 8–12, African Folktales for the Young at Heart gathers twenty Hausa tales from Northern Nigeria—tricksters, talking animals, and wise lessons—perfect for read-alouds and classrooms celebrating humor, cour“Seek knowledge wherever you can find it, for it is the key to greatness. Remember that wealth may decrease, and authority or power may be lost, but
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The Emperor's Son

by Vamba Sherif ...

“You are the tree that you brought with you, Zaiwulo. So plant it here, for it belongs to this place now, to the earth of this land far away from home.” The Emperor’s Son is a historical novel set in late nineteenth-century West Africa, during the expansion and destruction of Samori Touré’s empire and the consolidation of French and British colonial rule. It follows Zaiwulo, a boy from the forest ... Read more

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“You are the tree that you brought with you, Zaiwulo. So plant it here, for it belongs to this place now, to the earth of this land far away from home.” The Emperor’s Son is a historical novel set in late nineteenth-century West Africa, during the expansion and destruction of Samori Touré’s empire and the consolidation of French and British colonial rule. It follows Zaiwulo, a boy from the forest
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Mommy's Many Arms

by Priscilla Okoye ...

A warm mommy and me picture book where two siblings discover that helping together is better than magic when Mommy wishes for eight arms to do everything at once.“One pair to help you get dressed. One pair to bathe Bala and get him ready for school. One pair to feed the baby. And the last pair to cook and clean the house—all at the same time.” Mommy’s Many Arms is a children’s picture book for ... Read more

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A warm mommy and me picture book where two siblings discover that helping together is better than magic when Mommy wishes for eight arms to do everything at once.“One pair to help you get dressed. One pair to bathe Bala and get him ready for school. One pair to feed the baby. And the last pair to cook and clean the house—all at the same time.” Mommy’s Many Arms is a children’s picture book for
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Fineland

by Lauwo Lauwo ...

In this African diaspora coming-of-age novel, Fineland follows a Tanzanian student in small-town Finland as hope collides with poverty, isolation, and first love—and every choice is shadowed by the family depending on him back home.“This was not the Europe from the brochures. This was the Europe where you scrubbed its floors, carried its empties, and prayed your name stayed on the register.” ... Read more

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In this African diaspora coming-of-age novel, Fineland follows a Tanzanian student in small-town Finland as hope collides with poverty, isolation, and first love—and every choice is shadowed by the family depending on him back home.“This was not the Europe from the brochures. This was the Europe where you scrubbed its floors, carried its empties, and prayed your name stayed on the register.”
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Mourning

by Karen Williams ...

[“In Cairo she had lost a husband; in Freetown she discovered she had stepped into a landscape where everyone was missing someone.” Mourning is a literary novel by Karen Williams set in the 1991s, moving between Cairo, Freetown, Sarajevo, Kailahun, rural Sierra Leone, and exile in Conakry. After Daniel, a journalist and war photographer, is killed in Cairo, his wife Marie travels to Freetown, ... Read more

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[“In Cairo she had lost a husband; in Freetown she discovered she had stepped into a landscape where everyone was missing someone.” Mourning is a literary novel by Karen Williams set in the 1991s, moving between Cairo, Freetown, Sarajevo, Kailahun, rural Sierra Leone, and exile in Conakry. After Daniel, a journalist and war photographer, is killed in Cairo, his wife Marie travels to Freetown,
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