Book Club
Postcolonial Young Adult Literature
For this assignment you will work in small groups to read and discuss two books from one of the geographic areas below. Your group will be assigned a geographical location and will need to create a presentation (that includes technology) to the class that includes:
· Historical information relevant to the setting of the story
· Cultural information relevant to the setting and characters in the story
· A brief synopsis of the story’s plot, central characters, postcolonial themes and connection to the Bildungsroman
· Discussion questions for future middle school or high school students
Nigeria: Pick Two
Achebe, Chinua. Chike and the River. Cambridge [Eng.: University, 1966. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. An African Night's Entertainment; a Tale of Vengeance. Lagos: African Universities, 1962. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. Burning Grass; a Story of the Fulani of Northern Nigeria. London: Heinemann, 1962. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. The Drummer Boy. Nairobi: Heinemann Kenya, 1991. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. Trouble in Form Six;. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 1966. Print.
Emecheta, Buchi. Naira Power. London: Macmillan, 1982. Print.
Emecheta, Buchi. The Wrestling Match. New York: G. Braziller, 1983. Print.
India: Pick Two
Bond, Ruskin. A Flight of Pigeons. Bombay: IBH Pub., 1980. Print.
Bond, Ruskin. The Room on the Roof. New York: Coward-McCann, 1957. Print.
Chakravarti, Sudeep. Tin Fish. Delhi: Penguin, 2005. Print.
Desai, Anita. The Village by the Sea. New Windmills: Heinemann, 1982. Print.
Deshpande, Shashi. The Narayanpur Incident. New Delhi: Puffin, 1995. Print.
Dhar, Payal. A Shadow in Eternity. New Delhi: Young Zubaan in Collaboration with Puffin, 2006. Print. INDIA
Rushdie, Salman. Haroun and the Sea of Stories. New York: Granta in Association with Viking, 1990. Print.
Kenya: Pick Two
Chahilu, Bernard P. The Herdsman's Daughter. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1974. Print.
Maillu, David G. For Mbatha and Rabeka. London: Macmillan, 1980. Print.
Mwangi, Meja. Kill Me Quick. London: Heinemann Educational, 1973. Print.
Naidoo, Beverley. Burn My Heart. New York: Puffin, 2007.
Ngũgĩ, Wa Thiongʼo. Weep Not, Child. London: Heinemann Educational, 1964. Print.
South Africa: Pick Two
Courtney, Bryce. The Power of One, New York: Ballentine, 2005. Print.
Craig, Colleen. Afrika, Toronto: Tundra Books, 2008. Print. Glass, Linzi Alex. Ruby Red. London: Puffin, 2008. Print.
Halberstam, Gaby. Blue Sky Freedom. London: Macmillan Children's, 2008. Print. Stratton, Allan. Chanda’s Wars. New York: HarperTeen, 2008.
Zimbabwe
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers, 2004. Print.
Moroccco
Guène, Faïza, and Sarah Adams. Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow. Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. Print.
Mozambique
Mankill, Henning. Secrets in the Fire. Toronto: Annick Press, 2003. Print.
Ghana
Mussi, Sarah. The Door of No Return. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2007. Print.
Pakistan
Qamar, Amjed. Beneath My Mother’s Feet. New York, Simon and Schuster, 2008
Sidhwa, Bapsi. An American Brat. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1993. Print.
Palestine
Nye, Naomi Shihab. Habibi. New York: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 1997. Print.
Lesotho
Sunga, Paul. Red Dust, Red Sky. Regina: Coteau Books, 2008.
Nigeria: Pick Two
Achebe, Chinua. Chike and the River. Cambridge [Eng.: University, 1966. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. An African Night's Entertainment; a Tale of Vengeance. Lagos: African Universities, 1962. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. Burning Grass; a Story of the Fulani of Northern Nigeria. London: Heinemann, 1962. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. The Drummer Boy. Nairobi: Heinemann Kenya, 1991. Print.
Ekwensi, Cyprian. Trouble in Form Six;. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 1966. Print.
Emecheta, Buchi. Naira Power. London: Macmillan, 1982. Print.
Emecheta, Buchi. The Wrestling Match. New York: G. Braziller, 1983. Print.
India: Pick Two
Bond, Ruskin. A Flight of Pigeons. Bombay: IBH Pub., 1980. Print.
Bond, Ruskin. The Room on the Roof. New York: Coward-McCann, 1957. Print.
Chakravarti, Sudeep. Tin Fish. Delhi: Penguin, 2005. Print.
Desai, Anita. The Village by the Sea. New Windmills: Heinemann, 1982. Print.
Deshpande, Shashi. The Narayanpur Incident. New Delhi: Puffin, 1995. Print.
Dhar, Payal. A Shadow in Eternity. New Delhi: Young Zubaan in Collaboration with Puffin, 2006. Print. INDIA
Rushdie, Salman. Haroun and the Sea of Stories. New York: Granta in Association with Viking, 1990. Print.
Kenya: Pick Two
Chahilu, Bernard P. The Herdsman's Daughter. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1974. Print.
Maillu, David G. For Mbatha and Rabeka. London: Macmillan, 1980. Print.
Mwangi, Meja. Kill Me Quick. London: Heinemann Educational, 1973. Print.
Naidoo, Beverley. Burn My Heart. New York: Puffin, 2007.
Ngũgĩ, Wa Thiongʼo. Weep Not, Child. London: Heinemann Educational, 1964. Print.
South Africa: Pick Two
Courtney, Bryce. The Power of One, New York: Ballentine, 2005. Print.
Craig, Colleen. Afrika, Toronto: Tundra Books, 2008. Print. Glass, Linzi Alex. Ruby Red. London: Puffin, 2008. Print.
Halberstam, Gaby. Blue Sky Freedom. London: Macmillan Children's, 2008. Print. Stratton, Allan. Chanda’s Wars. New York: HarperTeen, 2008.
Zimbabwe
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers, 2004. Print.
Moroccco
Guène, Faïza, and Sarah Adams. Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow. Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. Print.
Mozambique
Mankill, Henning. Secrets in the Fire. Toronto: Annick Press, 2003. Print.
Ghana
Mussi, Sarah. The Door of No Return. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2007. Print.
Pakistan
Qamar, Amjed. Beneath My Mother’s Feet. New York, Simon and Schuster, 2008
Sidhwa, Bapsi. An American Brat. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1993. Print.
Palestine
Nye, Naomi Shihab. Habibi. New York: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 1997. Print.
Lesotho
Sunga, Paul. Red Dust, Red Sky. Regina: Coteau Books, 2008.