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1) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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 every shade.
2) The matatu
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy takes a ride on the matatu bus with his grandfather for his fifth birthday, and along the way his grandfather tells him the story of why dogs chase the bus, goats run from it, and sheep pay no attention to it.
4) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Français
Description
"Sulwe a la peau noire comme le ciel de minuit. Elle est plus foncée que tous les autres membres de sa famille. Elle est aussi plus foncée que tout le monde à son école. Tout ce que Sulwe souhaite, c'est être belle et avoir le teint aussi clair que celui de ses parents. Mais un soir, une aventure magique dans le ciel lui ouvrira les yeux et changera tout..." -- Various websites
"Sulwe has skin the colour of midnight. She is darker than everyone...
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 8
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Targeted by a hitman and under threat of his past being exposed by the media, Alex reluctantly turns to MI6. But their help doesn't come cheap: they need Alex to spy on the activities at a GM crop plant. There he spots Desmond McCain, a high profile charity organiser, who realises that Alex is on to him and the real plans for the money he's raising. Kidnapped and whisked off to Africa, Alex learns the full horror of McCain's plot: to create an epic...
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 5
Publisher
Timbuktu Labs, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Wangari lives in the lush, green, land of rural Kenya where the soil is perfect for planting, the trees tower into the sky, and the streams are full of mysterious creatures. All day, she plays beneath her favorite fig tree, and at night she gathers around the fire with her family to listen to her mother's stories. Then Wangari grows up and goes away to school, and things start changing at home. Farmers chop down the trees. Landslides bury the stream....
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jett is on a mission when he meets a young Kenyan boy and is tasked with getting him to school on time. But oh no! There has been a big storm, and they need to save the frightened animals that have been stranded before it's too late. This looks like a job for the Super Wings Build-It Buddies! --Publisher
Author
Series
Intasimi warriors volume 1
Publisher
Lantana Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"12-year-old Mwikali is moving to a new school in Nairobi and just wants her life to be normal. But when she meets Soni, Odwar and Xirsi who reveal that she is descended from an ancient bloodline of legendary Kenyan warriors, all hope of a normal life fades. Now, with an array of malign forces massing, Mwikali must delve deep into the past to discover her ancestry, learn to harness her extraordinary powers, and enter a race against time to defeat...
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 6
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Spy Jack Stalwart must stop the poachers in Kenya.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day. Heartbreak,...
Author
Publisher
Maeva Ediciones, Maeva Young
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
Esta increíble novela gráfica está basada en la experiencia de Omar y su hermano Hassán en el campo de refugiados de la ONU en Dadaab, Kenia, donde...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mimi Malaho and her family help bring basic health care to their community. By making small changes like sleeping under mosquito nets and big ones like building a clinic with outside help, the Malahos and their neighbors transform their Kenyan village from one afraid of illness to a thriving community.
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