Ka go papadi ye, go ditiragalo tsa letsatsi ka letsatsi tseo di amago baratani. Ka nako lehufa le dira gore o nagane gore go na le dilo tse mpe tseo di diregago le ge e le gore ga go bjalo. Motho o no fetsa le monagano wa gagwe gore selo se a direga goba se diregile eupsa go se na bohlatse ebile go se bjalo. Lehufa le na le maatla a magolo gomme le ka isa motho kotsing ge a sa naganisise ditaba gabotse.

Ga le batswadi ba selo ke tiragatso ya bophelo gare ga batswadi le bana, kudu lehlakoreng la tlhoriso le go kata. Mathata a ke ao a aparetsego naga gomme a keka bosego le mosegare bjalo ka hlaga. Setongwane o e nameditse thaba ge a laetsa gore Pulane ga se madi a gagwe ka go mo gapeletsa go rekisa bjala mola a swanetse go dira mosomo wa sekolo ka gae. Nkareng tsa mmago ngwana o swara thipa ka bogaleng o di lekile le ge ka nako ye ntsi a be a fahlwa ke lerato la gagwe go Setongwane. Bonganga, kgang le lenyatso la Setongwane di dirile gore Moruti Moloki a lebale ka Setongwane ka ge a nyaditse dikeletso tsa gagwe. Go tsena le go tswa ga bagamodi ka ga Setongwane go bea Pulane bothateng ka ge mafelelong a katwa ke Phafana yo a mo hweditsego a nnosi ka gae. Go rata tshelete ga Setongwane go dirile gore Phafana a mo fe R20 000 ya pipa molomo. Sephiri se utollotswe gomme Setongwane, Nkareng le Phafana ba llelwa ke ditshipi. Setongwane o swaretswe go hlorisa ngwana le mmagwe, go re Pulane a rekise bjala a le ka tlase ga mengwaga ye lesomeseswai gape le go sireletsa mosenyi elego Phafana go kata Pulane. Nkareng o swaretswe go dumelela Pulane a hloriswa; go rapeletsa lenyalo le go se bege tlhoriso maphodiseng ka nako. Phafana o swaretswe go kata Pulane. Pulane o isitswe lefelong la tlhokomelo ya bafsa. Ka nnete batswadi ba, ga se batswadi ba selo. Pulane's life is in a mess. Her family is unstable and as a result, her studies are affected. She also has to start working long hours in the shebeen. But when her stepfather insists that she goes to initiation school, her life becomes more distressing. She even thinks of committing suicide. This eBook is a digital version of the printed, CAPS-approved book. Benefits of the ePUB format include: The ability to view on a desktop computer, notebook or tablet.; As learners adjust fonts, rotate and flip pages, content reflows to fit the device's screen giving the user a more flexible experience; and Learners can take notes, highlight and bookmark, and access video and audio for visual learning.

Winner - Maskew Miller Longman 2014 Literature Awards. Ga le batswadi ba selo ke tiragatso ya bophelo gare ga batswadi le bana, kudu lehlakoreng la tlhoriso le go kata. Mathata a ke ao a aparetsego naga gomme a keka bosego le mosegare bjalo ka hlaga. Setongwane o e nameditse thaba ge a laetsa gore Pulane ga se madi a gagwe ka go mo gapeletsa go rekisa bjala mola a swanetse go dira mosomo wa sekolo ka gae. Nkareng tsa mmago ngwana o swara thipa ka bogaleng o di lekile le ge ka nako ye ntsi a be a fahlwa ke lerato la gagwe go Setongwane. Bonganga, kgang le lenyatso la Setongwane di dirile gore Moruti Moloki a lebale ka Setongwane ka ge a nyaditse dikeletso tsa gagwe. Go tsena le go tswa ga bagamodi ka ga Setongwane go bea Pulane bothateng ka ge mafelelong a katwa ke Phafana yo a mo hweditsego a nnosi ka gae. Go rata tshelete ga Setongwane go dirile gore Phafana a mo fe R20 000 ya pipa molomo. Sephiri se utollotswe gomme Setongwane, Nkareng le Phafana ba llelwa ke ditshipi. Setongwane o swaretswe go hlorisa ngwana le mmagwe, go re Pulane a rekise bjala a le ka tlase ga mengwaga ye lesomeseswai gape le go sireletsa mosenyi elego Phafana go kata Pulane. Nkareng o swaretswe go dumelela Pulane a hloriswa; go rapeletsa lenyalo le go se bege tlhoriso maphodiseng ka nako. Phafana o swaretswe go kata Pulane. Pulane o isitswe lefelong la tlhokomelo ya bafsa. Ka nnete batswadi ba, ga se batswadi ba selo. Pulane's life is in a mess. Her family is unstable and as a result, her studies are affected. She also has to start working long hours in the shebeen. But when her stepfather insists that she goes to initiation school, her life becomes more distressing. She even thinks of committing suicide.