Africa
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Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
$17.99 Add to cartPart history, part legend, this is the story of Sundiata Keita: the heroic figure who founded the empire of Mali. A thirteenth-century oral epic, Sundiata sees the full-length tale captured in print f
- Author: Niane, D. T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 103590599X
- Language: English
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History Smashers: Ancient Egypt
$9.99 Add to cartMyths! Lies! Secret mummy curses? Grab your head lamp, the award-winning History Smashers are headed to Ancient Egypt to dig up the truth about this incredible early civilization–and the many myths t… [more below]
- Series: History Smashers
- Author: Messner, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0593902335
- Language: English
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A Popular History of IDI Amin’s Uganda
$35.00 Add to cartHow Africa’s most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic
Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the count- Author: Peterson, Derek R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 0300278381
- Language: English
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The Answers Lie in Africa
$16.99 Add to cartIs the past ever truly forgotten?
Fiona Truscott has spent twenty years avoiding the truth about her family’s past. But when new evidence surfaces suggesting that her great-grandfather, Finn Beckett, w
- Author: Smith, Bruce R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1069157708
- Language: English
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Curandera
$27.00 Add to cartSet between seventeenth-century Cape Verde and contemporary London, CURANDERA is a kaleidoscopic story of rebirth and redemption, and a mythic tale of metamorphic recalibrations across time
In Gethsem- Author: Okojie, Irenosen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1593767846
- Language: English
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The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa
$21.00 Add to cartThrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, The Last Resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience … [more below]
- Author: Rogers, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0307407985
- Language: English
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The Kwanzaa Story: Celebrating Culture Through Community
$18.99 Add to cartDiscover the history and importance of Kwanzaa, a week-long December holiday celebrated in Black, African, and African American culture.
In The Kwanzaa Story, little Alliah (of The Juneteenth Story- Series: Holiday Celebration
- Author: Agostini, Alliah L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0760399328
- Language: English
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Displaced
$18.99 Add to cartFourteen-year-old Kimathi has a comfortable life in the suburbs of western Kenya–until a contentious election explodes into violence.
His father is killed, his house is destroyed, and he and his mo
- Author: Ochieng, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765648698
- Language: English
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Namibia
$95.00 Add to cartWith a booming economy and stable democracy, things are going well in Namibia. Tourism plays a huge role in the country, with some 1.5 million travelers visiting each year to explore and enjoy the cou… [more below]
- Author: Poliza, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 15 2018
- ISBN10: 3961711283
- Language: English
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Semillas de Cambio: Sembrando Un Camino Hacia La Paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)
$13.95 Add to cartJohn Steptoe Award for New Talent in Illustrations – American Library Association (ALA)
Una biograf?a ilustrada de la cient?fica Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana (y la primera ambientalista)
- Author: Cullerton Johnson, Jen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1643797417
- Language: Spanish
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The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
$20.00 Add to cartThe New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice – A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller–about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader… [more below]
- Author: Reid, Stuart A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1984899147
- Language: English
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Through Sand and Salt: A Tale of Discovery Across the Sahara
$18.99 Add to cartA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
From critically acclaimed artist Elizabeth Zunon, a picture book about one boy on a journey to deliver salt across the desert-a journey that will reveal- Author: Zunon, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 154760705X
- Language: English
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Good-For-Nothing-Girl
$22.95 Add to cartA young woman’s quest for a better education results in a case of modern-day slavery, written by the award-winning author of Swallow and Everything Good Will Come.
What’s in a name?…When Gift escape- Author: Atta, Sefi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1623717566
- Language: English
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The Scorpion Queen: Limited Sprayed Edge Edition
$21.99 Add to cartPrinting with sprayed edges for a limited time!
Uprooted meets Children of Blood and Bone in this dark fantasy inspired by a Malian fairy tale about a princess whose suitors are challenged to gruesom- Author: Fears, Mina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1250852943
- Language: English
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Bite of the Kaba Lagoon: A Branches Book (Kwame’s Magic Quest #3)
$7.99 Add to cartKwame needs to help save the world’s source of magic, in the third installment of this action-packed early chapter book series perfect for fans of Dragon Masters!
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This seri
- Series: Kwame’s Magic Quest
- Author: Mensah, Bernard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1338843346
- Language: English
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The Rough Guide to Tanzania and Zanzibar: Travel Guide with eBook
$25.99 Add to cartIdeal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Tanzania and Zanzibar, written by destination experts, combines must-see sights with hidden gems and offers essential tips for both planning and on-
- Series: Rough Guides Main
- Author: Guides, Rough
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0241308798
- Language: English
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Go Well, Anna Hibiscus!
$7.99 Read moreThe spirited Anna Hibiscus leaves the city to visit her grandparents’ remote village in this sixth adventure in the well-loved series set in contemporary West Africa.
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, Am- Series: Anna Hibiscus
- Author: Atinuke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1536238120
- Language: English
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The Liquid Eye of a Moon
$27.00 Read moreA Nigerian Catcher in the Rye, Uchenna Awoke’s masterful debut breaks the silence about a hidden and dangerous contemporary caste system
Fifteen-year-old Dimkpa dreams of the day his father will be ma- Author: Awoke, Uchenna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1646221907
- Language: English
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I’ll See You in Ijebu
$9.99 Add to cartA Read with Jenna Jr. Bookclub Pick on The TODAY Show!
★ “A loving embrace of faith and family and a wonderful window into Nigerian culture” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review I’ll see you in Ije- Author: Emenanjo, Bunmi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1646868447
- Language: English
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Waiting to Welcome: A New Baby Story from West Africa
$18.99 Add to cartReaders are invited to a joyous cultural celebration full of delicious food, laughter, and love in Samantha Cleaver and Reuben Nantogmah’s charming picture book, adorably brought to life by debut illu
- Author: Cleaver, Samantha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1250883598
- Language: English
