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Author
Language
English
Description
Newlyweds Margaret and Patrick join a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya, and during their harrowing ascent, a horrific accident occurs. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the African mountain and how these events have transformed her and her marriage, perhaps forever.
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
All Alex wants is a normal life, but the MI6 draws him back into the spy life, convincing him to spy on a charity organizer at a GM crop plant.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1988.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A magnificent saga of two proud and powerful families-one British, one African-and their battle over Kenya's destiny in the twentieth century.
In 1917, Dr. Grace Treverton arrives in Kenya, determined to bring modern medicine to the African natives. Her brother, Sir Valentine Treverton, has his own dream for the British protectorate: to establish an agricultural empire to rival any in England. The aspirations of the wealthy Trevertons collide with...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories by the Kenyan writer covering the period of British colonial rule and resistance in Kenya to the experience of independence and including two stories that have never before been published in the United States--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman--Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, author of the classic memoir Out of Africa. Brought to Kenya from England as a...
6) Sulwe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
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.
7) Kenya
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of Kenya.
9) Kenya
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump! Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Pogo books.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Kenya. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a map, quick facts, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 6
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old secret agent Jack is called to Kenya to help Chief Abasi find out who is killing elephants for their ivory tusks and to stop the poachers before any more of the endangered animals are harmed.
Author
Series
Greetings from somewhere volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Little Simon hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Twins Ethan and Ella are in the Maasai Mara in Kenya, and there's another mystery to solve. Where are all the lions? Ethan and Ella spot lots of cool animals, but the one they're most excited about, they can't seem to find"--
16) The first grader
Publisher
distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming and inspiring true story of an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and ex-Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford. It is a triumphant testimony to the transforming force of education.
Publisher
GVN Releasing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A refugee's escape, a prisoner's promise, and a daughter's painful secret converge in this inspiring true story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.
18) War cry
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The saga of the legendary Courtney family continues in this fourteenth installment in Wilbur Smith's bestselling series—the sequel to 2009's Assegai—a thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War's end to the dark days of World War II.
As a member of the remarkable Courtney family, Leon Courtney knows how quickly fortunes can be won and lost. Over the course of more than two
...Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Edition
1st Owl Books ed.
Language
English
Description
Thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II, but just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya's largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu--some one and a half million people. The story of the system of prisons and work camps where thousands met their deaths has remained largely untold, because of a determined effort by the British to destroy all official...
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