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Old 02-20-2021, 09:46 PM
 
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Old 02-20-2021, 09:47 PM
 
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Default Young adult books set around the world?

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Old 02-20-2021, 09:49 PM
 
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Default Young adult books set in Africa?

I don't like super dark topics, murder, or horror but I want to learn more about African culture and history, as well as read young adult books that aren't set in the US, UK, or Canada. I love romance, drama, music, travel, and friendship themes. Thank you!
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Old 02-21-2021, 05:55 AM
 
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"Mister Johnson" by Joyce Cary is a classic that comes to mind, on some school readung lists. . Also some titles by Wilbur Smith. His "Shout at the Devil" was made into a film. I read "Out of Africa" to my son when he was 7.
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Old 02-22-2021, 11:03 AM
 
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I haven't read it yet but The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys is set in Spain
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Old 02-22-2021, 05:00 PM
 
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See https://taleaway.com/books-set-in-af...frican-novels/

From South Africa J.M. Coetzee wrote many novels Boyhood and Disgrace are 2 books
there are many more https://www.bookdepository.com/author/J-M-Coetzee

Not books but a Youtube video about Africa history worth viewing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfUT6LhBBYs
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Old 02-23-2021, 11:27 AM
 
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You'd probably get a better response in the "book" section. Not sure why you deleted your post there.
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Old 02-23-2021, 05:24 PM
 
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Did you bother doing any search, any search at all, on your own?

Even looking only at basic Newbery books, you'd find books like:
Call It Courage
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
The Good Master
Secret of the Andes
Island of the Blue Dolphins
I, Juan de Pareja
Shadow of a Bull
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Old 02-23-2021, 09:33 PM
 
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Did you bother doing any search, any search at all, on your own?

Even looking only at basic Newbery books, you'd find books like:
Call It Courage
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
The Good Master
Secret of the Andes
Island of the Blue Dolphins
I, Juan de Pareja
Shadow of a Bull
I have actually, yes was just seeing if anyone had any suggestions I may have not seen or heard yet. I appreciate your response
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Old 02-24-2021, 02:10 PM
 
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Fiction or non-fiction.
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