YA Fiction set in Africa ------------------------ compiled by Dawn Rutherford (drutherf@kcls.org), King County Library System from posts to YALSA-BK, July 2000 Achebe, Chinua Antills of the Savannah Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart Biko, Steve I Write What I Like Campbell, Eric The Place of Lions Campbell, Eric Year of the Leopard Song Case, Dianne 92 Queens Road Courtenay, Bryce The Power of One Dickinson, Peter AK Dickinson, Peter Bone from a Dry Sea Dickinson, Peter The Kin series Dickinson, Peter Tefuga Dinesen, Isak Out of Africa Doyle, Peter Ambushed in Africa Emecheta, Buchi Second Class Citizen Emecheta, Buchi The Slave Girl Farmer, Nancy Do You Know Me? Farmer, Nancy The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Farmer, Nancy Girl Named Disaster Forester, C. S. The African Queen French, Fiona King of Another Country Gallmann, Kuki I Dreamed of Africa Gordimer, Nadine July's People Gordimer, Nadine None to Accompany Me Gordon, Sheila Waiting for the Rain Gustaveson, Dave Stolen Necklace Guthrie, Donna Nobiah's Well: a modern folktale Hansen, Joyce The Captive Huxley, Elspeth The Flame Trees of Thika Johnson, Louise Malunda Kessler, Cristina No Condition is Permanent Kingsolver, Barbara Poisonwood Bible Kurtz, Jane Storyteller's Beads Lessing, Doris African Stories Maji, Jessica Place of Gentle Waters Mikealson, Ben Countdown Myers, Walter Dean Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom Naidoo, Beverley Chain of Fire Naidoo, Beverley Journey to Jo'burg : a South African Story Naidoo, Beverley No Turning Back Paton, Alan Cry the beloved Country Quintana, Anton Baboon King Rochman, Hazel ed. Somehow Tenderness Survives: stories Rupert, Janet African Mask Rush, Norman Whites: Short Stories Sadler, Michael Lovers of Lapula Silver, Norma An Eye for Color Silver, Norma Python Dance Smith, Roland Thunder Cave Watson, James No Surrender: a Story of Angola Williams, Michael Crocodile Burning Williams, Michael Genuine Half Moon Kid Zemser, Amy Bronwen Beyond the Mango Tree