How It Happens follows the story of author Jean Alicia Elster's maternal grandmother, Dorothy May Jackson. Born in Tennessee in 1890, Dorothy May was the middle daughter of Addie Jackson, a married African-American housekeeper at one of the white boardinghouses in town, and Tom Mitchell, a commanding white attorney from a prominent family. Through three successive generations of African-American women, Elster intertwines the fictionalized adaptations of the defining periods and challenges-race relations, miscegenation, sexual assault, and class divisions-in her family's history. A continuation of the plots begun in Elster's two novels Who's Jim Hines? and The Colored Car, How It Happens continues the story for an older audience and begins with Addie's life before the turn of the century in the South as a married Black woman with three biracial daughters navigating the relationship between her husband and Tom Mitchell. Later the story shifts to Addie's daughter Dorothy May's experiences both as a child and later, as a teacher who, choosing between her career and marriage to a man she barely knows, moves to Detroit. The story moves along with Dorothy May's daughter Jean, who, with the support of her mother and the memory of her grandmother, confronts and comes to terms with her role in society and the options available to her as a college-educated Black woman in the post-World War II industrial North. While there is struggle and hardship for each of these women, they each build off one other and continue to demand space in the world in which they live. Written for young adult readers, How It Happens carries the heart through the obstacles that still face women of color today and persists in holding open the door of communication between generations.

An old woman wants to bake an apple cake. She has everything she needs, except apples. So she sets off to market, taking a basket of plums to trade along the way, just in case... This is a classic story of sharing, trading and caring. Children will love guessing what the woman will acquire next, and how, and seeing how her journey brings her a full circle as her kindness is repaid.

Ouma het vir Doortjie ’n pragtige rooi rok vir Krismis gemaak. Sy is so opgewonde dat sy besluit om die rok sommer al ’n dag vroeer aan te trek om water by die windpomp te gaan haal en haar skilpad te voer. Maar toe die rok erg verniel, moet Doortjie dringend planne beraam sodat Ouma nie agterkom sy het dit skelm gedra nie.

Gerrie Radlof se gewilde Oloff die Seerowerreeks is oorspronklik tussen 1957 en 1961 uitgegee en het daarna reeds vier uitgawes beleef. Die verhale, wat in die 1740's afspeel aan die Kaap de Goede Hoop en die seewee daarom heen, is verwerk om aan te pas by die moderne taalgebruik en aan te sluit by die hedendaagse tiener, maar niks van die oorspronklike sjarme en spanning het in die verwerking verlore gegaan nie. Ook geskik as leesstof vir Afrikaans tweede taal vir ouer leerlinge.

Arthur Scott Bailey (1877-1949) was the author of more than forty children's books. The Newark Evening News said: "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won educator's approval without arousing the suspicions of his young readers."

Diep, diep in die hart van Droombos, daar waar net bosdiertjies, feetjies en kabouters woon en waar kindertjies net in hul drome kan kom, het daar eendag 'n baie spesiale lelie begin blom ... Maak toe jou ogies, luister fyn en kom kuier saam in Droombos. Volume 2: Pollie Poskabouter se leë possak; Kersvader se groot glips; Vaak Vaatjie Vergeetkabouter

Stewie doesn't do sport. He hasn't got any time for sums or things like that, but he does like designing and making things. Come and join Stewie Scraps and his pet rat Bugzy in their extraordinary adventures as Stewie cleverly uses and adapts bit and pieces found in his dad's junk shop to make the ... Star Rocket. On Friday 5th November, Grandpa's local pub is holding a fireworks party for charity. "You could come with me." Grandpa suggests. Stewie thinks about it. In Art and Craft, Stewie has to think up his own firework and produces his Star Rocket design. Back at home it takes a couple of hours to find all the bits neded for his Super Star Rocket. Stewie drags the rocket out of the shed and gets ready for the launch. Join Stewie's adventure as he and Bugs hurtle off upwards into the night sky. Stewie's adventures have been specially written to motivate reluctant readers, especially boys. The gripping, stand-alone storylines stimulate their imaginations and they want to read about Stewie's other adventures.

Tom Swift is the hero in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century. Tom is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology drive the plots of his books.

Funny, emotional and uplifting picture book about separation and love, to help children understand their emotions. Everyone loves everyone in Tess's house, but when Tess has to leave for school for the very first time, she is worried that her family's love might not stretch that far. Mum explains that love is like a string, it connects people together even when they are far away. At school Tess notices that all the children have strings! Some are new, some are old, some stretch a long way, and some even stretch right up into the sky. But what happens when a string breaks? Love is the third in a trio of feel-good picture books from author Corrinne Averiss (Joy (2018), Hope (2019)) - a pure delight from start to finish. A wonderful story that subtly tackles difficult topics of death, grief, separation and overcoming anxiety.

Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure. He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world.

Achmed Abdullah's name was once synonymous with adventure. He published dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, thrilling millions of readers throughout the world.

Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

One night at Bay Farm, three lambs are born. The mother sheep has only enough milk for one lamb, so the farmer's wife decides to look after the other two herself. Tig and Tag soon show their mischievous natures, and get into all sorts of trouble. But when a dog comes to threaten the rest of the sheep, Tig and Tag know exactly what to do, and save the day. It's not long before the naughty lambs are in trouble again as they try to avoid getting dipped and sheared. Hiding on an island might seem like fun, but they soon find it isn't, and realize they'd rather be at home after all ...

Dis die eerste oop naweek vir die graad 8’s. Maar Daniël, Malebo en Antonie is gehok, met juffrou Faure van alle mense as die onderwyseres aan diens! Almal weet sy is so koud soos ’n vrieskas. Reg om jou plat te vee sonder om ’n oog te knip. Wat as Joachim reg is en sy Pieter laat verdwyn het?

En dan is daar die mans met die swart pakke – wat niemand wat iets van hulle af weet lewend sal los nie … Wat sou dit wees waarna hulle soek?

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