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1) Oma's bag
Author
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The five Lim children -- Jessica, Jocelyn, Jeffrey, Jacob, and Kenzie -- are thrilled when their parents tell them that Oma and Opa, their beloved grandparents, are coming to town for a visit. But this time, things seem different -- grandmother Oma's cooking doesn't taste the same, and she's started asking the same questions over and over, even while talking about specific moments from her past. Then things around the house begin to go missing: keys,...
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Every summer, the branches of a little girl's favorite tree droops heavy with mangoes. And this year, she is finally old enough to help her family harvest them. Her brother shares a memory about his first time mango picking: his father holding him steady as he reached high above for the fruit. But when the girl climbs the tree, she becomes too dizzy. Then her grandma shares a mango memory: learning, many years ago, to toss a stone that knocked the...
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"In her parched, crumbling corner of a Cape Town public housing complex, Deidre van Deventer receives a call from the South African police department. Her family home, recently reclaimed by the government, has become the scene of a criminal investigation. The remains of several bodies have just been unearthed from their land, after decades underground. Detectives pepper her with questions: Was your brother a member of a pro-apartheid group in the...
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