Popular African Young Adult Books

Find young adult books written by authors from Africa for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (15)

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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
Affectionately dubbed "the Nigerian Harry Potter," Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone! Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York City. Her features are West African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits in. And then she discovers something amazing—she is a "free agent" with latent magical power. And she has a lot of catching up to do. Soon she's part of a quartet of... continue

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Auf dem Strom by Hermann Schulz DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Tanzania flag Tanzania
Description:
Als der Missionar Friedrich Ganse nach einer Reise nach Bujora zurückkehrt, ist seine Frau Eva tot und seine Tochter Gertrud lebensgefährlich erkrankt. Der herbeigeeilte Schamane des afrikanischen Dorfes hilft Gertrud mit seinen Heilkünsten, und doch sieht er nur einen Weg, das Leben des Kindes zu retten: Vater und Tochter müssen die lange Fahrt mit dem Boot flussabwärts auf sich nehmen, damit Gertrud im Krankenhaus behandelt werden kann. Fünf Tage und fünf Nächte ist er mit dem Kind unterwegs. Unterbrochen wird ihre Fahrt mit dem Boot durch kurze Landg&... continue


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Aya: Life in Yop City by Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Africa / Ivory Coast flag Ivory Coast
Description:
"Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's essential reading." -Joann Sfar, cartoonist of The Rabbi's Cat Ivory Coast, 1978. It's a golden time, and the nation, too-an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa-seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet's youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted nineteen-year-old Aya, her easygoing friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It's a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private tr... continue


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Der Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Als der Hobbit Bilbo Beutlin eines Tages Besuch von dem grossen Zauberer Gandalf bekommt, schwant ihm nichts Gutes. Fast gegen seinen Willen, aber dann doch von der Abenteuerlust gepackt, schliesst er sich einer Expedition von 13 Zwergen an, um ihnen als Meisterdieb zu helfen, ihren Zwergenschatz zurückzustehlen, auf dem der Drache Smaug tief im Schicksalsberg schläft. Auf seiner Reise findet Bilbo einen Ring, der ihn zu seinem Entzücken unsichtbar macht, als er vor dem mordlustigen Gollum weglaufen muss. Auch beim Auskundschaften des Drachenhorts leistet der Ring ihm unschätzbare Dienste. Als... continue

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Dream Country by Shannon Gibney EN

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Country: Africa / Liberia flag Liberia
Description:
The heartbreaking story of five generations of young people from a single African-and-American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom.

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Le dernier frère by Nathacha Appanah FR

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Country: Africa / Mauritius flag Mauritius
Description:
Lorsque David lui apparaît en rêve, Raj se retrouve projeté dans son enfance : une plantation de champs de canne, le père à la violence imprévisible, la tendresse de la mère, les jeux près de la rivière avec ses frères... Un bonheur précaire balayé par un cyclone, et l’installation de la famille au centre de l’île, près d’une prison où vivent de mystérieux réfugiés. Le 26 décembre 1940, L’Atlantic accoste à Port-Louis avec, à son bord, quelque 1500 Juifs refoulés de Palestine et déportés à l’île Maurice, alors colonie britannique. À cette époque, Raj ignore tout du monde et des tragédies qui s... continue

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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times • Time • Buzzfeed • NPR • New York Public Library • Publishers Weekly • School Library Journal A genre-defying novel from the award-winning author NPR describes as “like [Madeline] L’Engle…glorious.” A singular book that explores themes of identity and justice. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look? There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best... continue

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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie EN

Rating: 4 (27 votes)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
Fifteen-year-old Kambili's world is circumscribed by the high walls and frangipani trees of her family compound. Her wealthy Catholic father, under whose shadow Kambili lives, while generous and politically active in the community, is repressive and fanatically religious at home. When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili's father sends her and her brother away to stay with their aunt, a University professor, whose house is noisy and full of laughter. There, Kambili and her brother discover a life and love beyond the confines of their father's authority. The visit will li... continue