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

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Sahwira: An African Friendship
Sahwira: An African Friendship 3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
201.
The Middle of Somewhere: A Story of South Africa
The Middle of Somewhere: A Story of South Africa 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
203.
Thunder Cave (Jacob Lansa, #1)
Thunder Cave (Jacob Lansa, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 884 ratings
203.
Chike and the River
Chike and the River 3.83 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
205.
Children of the Quicksands
Children of the Quicksands 4.06 avg rating — 848 ratings
206.
Small Mercies
Small Mercies 3.92 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Charles Mulli: We Are Family (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Charles Mulli: We Are Family (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) 4.53 avg rating — 191 ratings
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Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt (Christian Heroes: Then and Now)
Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt (Christian Heroes: Then and Now) 4.52 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
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African Folk Tales
African Folk Tales 3.73 avg rating — 154 ratings
210.
Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #2)
Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,501 ratings
211.
The Fastest Boy in the World
The Fastest Boy in the World 3.79 avg rating — 675 ratings
212.
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah 3.95 avg rating — 1,977 ratings
213.
Redemption in Indigo
Redemption in Indigo 3.88 avg rating — 2,932 ratings
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The No. 1 Car Spotter Goes to School (No. 1 Car Spotter, #4)
The No. 1 Car Spotter Goes to School (No. 1 Car Spotter, #4)
by: Atinuke
4.43 avg rating — 30 ratings
214.
A Boy of Two Worlds (Flamingo Fiction 9-13s)
A Boy of Two Worlds (Flamingo Fiction 9-13s) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Broken Road (No. 1 Car Spotter, #5)
The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Broken Road (No. 1 Car Spotter, #5)
by: Atinuke
4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings
217.
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
218.
Love from Anna Hibiscus! (Anna Hibiscus, #7)
Love from Anna Hibiscus! (Anna Hibiscus, #7)
by: Atinuke
4.59 avg rating — 244 ratings
219.
You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! (Ann Hibiscus, #8)
You're Amazing, Anna Hibiscus! (Ann Hibiscus, #8)
by: Atinuke
4.66 avg rating — 181 ratings
220.
A Good Day for Climbing Trees
A Good Day for Climbing Trees 3.61 avg rating — 455 ratings
220.
The Prince Who Walked with Lions
The Prince Who Walked with Lions 3.63 avg rating — 83 ratings
222.
Beyond Safe Boundaries
Beyond Safe Boundaries 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings
222.
When Morning Comes
When Morning Comes 3.79 avg rating — 457 ratings
222.
Soldier Boy
Soldier Boy 4.39 avg rating — 1,084 ratings
225.
Figgy in the World
Figgy in the World 4.01 avg rating — 194 ratings
225.
Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan 4.01 avg rating — 840 ratings
227.
Figgy and the President
Figgy and the President 4.22 avg rating — 46 ratings
227.
Year of No Rain
Year of No Rain 3.54 avg rating — 117 ratings
229.
Shaka: King of the Zulus
Shaka: King of the Zulus 3.83 avg rating — 72 ratings
230.
Laugh with the Moon
Laugh with the Moon 3.95 avg rating — 1,148 ratings
231.
The Year the Gypsies Came
The Year the Gypsies Came 3.64 avg rating — 666 ratings
231.
The Other Side of Truth
The Other Side of Truth 3.75 avg rating — 3,052 ratings
233.
Ruby Red
Ruby Red 3.78 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
234.
Year of the Leopard Song
Year of the Leopard Song 3.35 avg rating — 34 ratings
234.
When Africa Was Home
When Africa Was Home 4.15 avg rating — 60 ratings
236.
Lazy Lion
Lazy Lion 3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings
237.
Skindeep
Skindeep 4.16 avg rating — 67 ratings
237.
The Pirate's Son
The Pirate's Son 3.60 avg rating — 251 ratings
239.
Our Beautiful Darkness: A Graphic Novel
Our Beautiful Darkness: A Graphic Novel
by: Ondjaki
3.70 avg rating — 135 ratings
240.
Outlaw
Outlaw 3.80 avg rating — 399 ratings
240.
The Children of Mauritania: Days in the Desert and by the River Shore
The Children of Mauritania: Days in the Desert and by the River Shore 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
242.
Warrior Boy
Warrior Boy 4.35 avg rating — 97 ratings
243.
Angel Boy
Angel Boy 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
243.
Kondi's Quest (Mysteries in Malaw #1)
Kondi's Quest (Mysteries in Malaw #1) 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings
245.
A Country Far Away
A Country Far Away 4.07 avg rating — 88 ratings
246.
The Cinnamon Tree
The Cinnamon Tree 3.44 avg rating — 109 ratings
246.
Ajeemah and His Son (Willa Perlman Books)
Ajeemah and His Son (Willa Perlman Books) 3.39 avg rating — 76 ratings
248.
Thirty-One Brothers and Sisters
Thirty-One Brothers and Sisters 4.13 avg rating — 47 ratings
249.
No Condition Is Permanent
No Condition Is Permanent 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings
249.
African Proverbs for All Ages
African Proverbs for All Ages 4.35 avg rating — 124 ratings
251.
Dead Boys' Club
Dead Boys' Club 3.39 avg rating — 57 ratings
251.
When the Turaco Calls
When the Turaco Calls 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
253.
The Red Dress
The Red Dress 3.78 avg rating — 49 ratings
253.
Ali, Child of the Desert
Ali, Child of the Desert 3.77 avg rating — 57 ratings
255.
No Regrets
No Regrets 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
255.
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree 4.26 avg rating — 3,961 ratings
257.
Blue Sky Freedom
Blue Sky Freedom 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings
258.
Leopold Blue
Leopold Blue 3.15 avg rating — 65 ratings
259.
Seven Grandmothers
Seven Grandmothers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
260.
Nomusa and the New Magic
Nomusa and the New Magic 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
261.
Python Dance
Python Dance 3.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
262.
The Great Thirst
The Great Thirst 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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