Theme: Kikuyu

First Come the Zebra

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2010

When two young Kenyan boys, one Maasai and one Kikuyu, first meet, they are hostile toward each other based on traditional rivalries, but after they suddenly have to work together to save a baby in danger, the boys begin to discover what they have in common.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

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The Baboon King

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Morengaru, a strong young hunter, has been cast out by both his mother’s people, the Kikuyu, and his father’s people, the Masai. Every day he misses human companionship, and soon he feels as though he’s becoming more like the animals around him. When Morengaru has the chance to belong again, he seizes the opportunity. Then [...]

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