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Twelve-year-old Lukobola lives with his parents and little sister
in the vicinity of The Great Zimbabwe ruins, and whenever Noni, the
storyteller, throws bones on the ground to foretell Luka's future,
they only speak of blood, guns, and tears, none of which are the
stuff of celebration. When Luka's cousin, Selo, arrives to
celebrate his rite of passage, he also brings news of the troubles
in Zimbabwe. The only way of escaping imminent danger is to cross
the border to Botswana, which is home to many Shona residents and
refugees. In this enlightening, powerful, and heart-wrenching
story, Luka is left for dead after being shot in the leg by
President Mugabe's soldiers. When a Doctors Without Borders
helicopter crew rescues him, he learns his village was burned to
the ground. As Luka recovers in Groote Schuur Hospital in South
Africa, he grieves for his family and regrets not having the chance
to find his spiritual guide. However, he eventually finds comfort
sharing his tragic story with Ann, a white student at Cape Town
City Ballet, who befriends him when she becomes a hospital aid. In
the end, Ann and her father take Luka into their home, he starts
going to school, and he is reunited with his little sister. He even
gets to finally perform his rite of passage into manhood. Swan Luka
is part of the My Friends Around The World series of books for
young adults about young adults in other countries. It aims to
educate, inspire and raise cultural awareness around the world.
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Lighthouse Hauntings (Paperback)
Charles Waugh, Martin Greenberg; Contributions by Ed Gorman, Janet Berliner, Gary A Braunbeck, …
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What is it about lighthouses that stirs the heart and sparks the
imagination? Built for strength and permanence, they are
nonetheless always vulnerable. We look to them for guidance and
reassurance yet never quite lose the feeling of being watched when
near them. Their keepers work tirelessly to serve humanity,
protecting many hundreds of lives each year; yet they themselves
are isolated from other people. And of course, we are ever aware
that these often remote outposts can be unforgiving of human
frailties, so inevitably they become the setting for tragedy and
consequently for spirits that linger at the site of their ruined
hopes, their sufferings, and their obsessions. In Lighthouse
Hauntings a dozen contemporary authors spin an intriguing mix of
supernatural tales around this evocative theme. Some of these never
before published stories are just plain creepy, others are
mystifying or metaphysical, or even heartwarming, but all are
vividly memorable."
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