Top Children's/Y.A. Books Set in Africa

101.
Benny and Omar
Benny and Omar 3.61 avg rating — 889 ratings
101.
Between Sisters
Between Sisters 3.69 avg rating — 106 ratings
103.
No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa
No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa 3.61 avg rating — 399 ratings
103.
Akissi: Cat Invasion
Akissi: Cat Invasion 3.58 avg rating — 413 ratings
105.
Zoe the Zebra (World Adventurers for Kids #3)
Zoe the Zebra (World Adventurers for Kids #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
105.
The Other Me
The Other Me 3.92 avg rating — 76 ratings
105.
Endangered (Ape Quartet #1)
Endangered (Ape Quartet #1) 4.04 avg rating — 6,139 ratings
105.
The Enchanted Castle (Shioni of Sheba, #1)
The Enchanted Castle (Shioni of Sheba, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 95 ratings
105.
When Freedom Came
When Freedom Came 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
105.
Separation
Separation 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
105.
A Rebel Star
A Rebel Star it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
105.
Red God/Black God
Red God/Black God 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
105.
Mabel's Adventures
Mabel's Adventures
by: Lia Tern
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
105.
Snitch
Snitch 3.90 avg rating — 42 ratings
105.
The Ivory Needle
The Ivory Needle 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
105.
I'll Never Listen to You Again!
I'll Never Listen to You Again! 4.88 avg rating — 50 ratings
105.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,789 ratings
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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia 4.35 avg rating — 2,045 ratings
105.
The Leopard Licks Its Spots
The Leopard Licks Its Spots 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
105.
Al otro lado del Estrecho (Alandar)
Al otro lado del Estrecho (Alandar) 3.47 avg rating — 57 ratings
105.
Rescue!
Rescue! really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
105.
Thembe's Cloth
Thembe's Cloth 4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings
123.
Threatened (Ape Quartet #2)
Threatened (Ape Quartet #2) 3.98 avg rating — 985 ratings
123.
The King's Horse (Shioni of Sheba, #2)
The King's Horse (Shioni of Sheba, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings
123.
Imbwa, The Story of the Dog and His Harsh Master
Imbwa, The Story of the Dog and His Harsh Master 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
123.
The Gentle Savages
The Gentle Savages it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Pet (Pet, #1)
Pet (Pet, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 33,364 ratings
128.
The Mad Giant (Shioni of Sheba, #3)
The Mad Giant (Shioni of Sheba, #3) 4.61 avg rating — 28 ratings
128.
City Boy
City Boy 3.50 avg rating — 54 ratings
128.
The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)
The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,906 ratings
128.
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives 4.38 avg rating — 29,060 ratings
128.
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C. 3.91 avg rating — 10,880 ratings
128.
Akissi: More Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 2
Akissi: More Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 2 3.93 avg rating — 188 ratings
128.
Donk and the Stubborn Donkeys
Donk and the Stubborn Donkeys 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings
128.
The ostrich egg-shell canteen
The ostrich egg-shell canteen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
128.
Home Is Not a Country
Home Is Not a Country 4.20 avg rating — 5,129 ratings
137.
The Sacred Lake (Shioni of Sheba, #4)
The Sacred Lake (Shioni of Sheba, #4) 4.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
137.
The Coming of Night : A Yoruba Tale from West Africa
The Coming of Night : A Yoruba Tale from West Africa 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
137.
Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 29,657 ratings
137.
Sphinx's Princess (Sphinx's Princess, #1)
Sphinx's Princess (Sphinx's Princess, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 5,415 ratings
137.
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World 4.30 avg rating — 730 ratings
137.
Chuck the Cheetah
Chuck the Cheetah 4.53 avg rating — 45 ratings
137.
Dogs of fear;: A story of modern Africa
Dogs of fear;: A story of modern Africa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
144.
Sphinx's Queen (Sphinx's Princess, #2)
Sphinx's Queen (Sphinx's Princess, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 2,599 ratings
145.
The Scorpion Secret
The Scorpion Secret 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
145.
The African Orchestra
The African Orchestra 3.70 avg rating — 56 ratings
145.
The Golden Goblet
The Golden Goblet 3.82 avg rating — 9,796 ratings
148.
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa 4.02 avg rating — 668 ratings
148.
Solo
Solo 3.93 avg rating — 13,520 ratings
148.
Tales from Africa
Tales from Africa
by: K.P. Kojo
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
151.
One Sun Rises (Mcgraw-hill BIG BOOK)
One Sun Rises (Mcgraw-hill BIG BOOK) 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
151.
Orange for the Sunsets
Orange for the Sunsets 4.09 avg rating — 932 ratings
153.
Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna
Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna 3.96 avg rating — 80 ratings
154.
I Am Change
I Am Change
by: Suzy Zail
4.43 avg rating — 464 ratings
155.
Lost Girl Found
Lost Girl Found 4.10 avg rating — 241 ratings
155.
Diamond Land
Diamond Land 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
155.
The Shadows of Ghadames
The Shadows of Ghadames 3.75 avg rating — 261 ratings
158.
The Ostrich Chase
The Ostrich Chase 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
158.
Long Juju Man
Long Juju Man 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings
160.
The Lion Who Stole My Arm
The Lion Who Stole My Arm 3.84 avg rating — 376 ratings
161.
The World Beneath
The World Beneath 3.55 avg rating — 121 ratings
161.
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock 4.17 avg rating — 1,508 ratings
161.
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7,127 ratings
164.
Mamba Point
Mamba Point 3.79 avg rating — 158 ratings
164.
Anansi Does the Impossible!: An Ashanti Tale
Anansi Does the Impossible!: An Ashanti Tale 3.86 avg rating — 237 ratings
166.
War Brothers
War Brothers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 429 ratings
166.
Anansi and the Magic Stick
Anansi and the Magic Stick 3.87 avg rating — 465 ratings
168.
Anansi and the Talking Melon
Anansi and the Talking Melon 4.10 avg rating — 770 ratings
169.
Chain of Fire
Chain of Fire 3.67 avg rating — 229 ratings
169.
Broken Memory
Broken Memory 3.57 avg rating — 557 ratings
169.
The Beduins' Gazelle
The Beduins' Gazelle 3.58 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
172.
An African Princess
An African Princess 3.48 avg rating — 44 ratings
172.
Thread of Gold Beads
Thread of Gold Beads really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings
174.
Star of Light
Star of Light 4.10 avg rating — 2,146 ratings
175.
Waiting for the Rain
Waiting for the Rain 3.57 avg rating — 579 ratings
175.
Mama Namibia
Mama Namibia 4.27 avg rating — 206 ratings
177.
Themba
Themba liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
178.
Amina
Amina 3.85 avg rating — 89 ratings
179.
Long Walk to Lavender Street: A Story from South Africa
Long Walk to Lavender Street: A Story from South Africa 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
179.
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 4.22 avg rating — 27,690 ratings
181.
Hope Is Our Only Wing
Hope Is Our Only Wing 3.37 avg rating — 397 ratings
181.
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa 3.47 avg rating — 2,195 ratings
183.
Under Water
Under Water 3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings
184.
The Glass Collector
The Glass Collector 3.53 avg rating — 202 ratings
184.
Crossing the Stream
Crossing the Stream 4.19 avg rating — 84 ratings
186.
Parched
Parched 3.89 avg rating — 328 ratings
186.
Do You Know Me
Do You Know Me 3.80 avg rating — 61 ratings
188.
Assassins in the Cathedral: Festo Kivengere (Trailblazer Books #28)
Assassins in the Cathedral: Festo Kivengere (Trailblazer Books #28) 3.74 avg rating — 76 ratings
189.
Akimbo and the Lions
Akimbo and the Lions 3.78 avg rating — 478 ratings
189.
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum 3.34 avg rating — 248 ratings
191.
The Return
The Return 3.89 avg rating — 122 ratings
192.
Figgy Takes the City
Figgy Takes the City 4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings
192.
A Gift from Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood
A Gift from Childhood: Memories of an African Boyhood 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings
194.
Good Morning Comrades
Good Morning Comrades
by: Ondjaki
3.86 avg rating — 1,137 ratings
195.
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna 3.89 avg rating — 1,508 ratings
196.
Jummy at the River School
Jummy at the River School 3.99 avg rating — 120 ratings
197.
So Much for Democracy
So Much for Democracy 3.71 avg rating — 45 ratings
197.
The Baboon King
The Baboon King 3.48 avg rating — 96 ratings
197.
Children of the Benin Kingdom
Children of the Benin Kingdom 3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings
200.
Beyond the Mango Tree
Beyond the Mango Tree 3.75 avg rating — 103 ratings
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