Although he is continually getting into trouble, Tapiwa’s uncle becomes her best friend when he comes from Mozambique to live with her family in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Related: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Zimbabwe

array(10) {
  ["pubdate"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(4) "1993"
  }
  ["publisher"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(18) "Orchard Books (NY)"
  }
  ["Author"]=>
  array(2) {
    [0]=>
    string(13) "Farmer, Nancy"
    [1]=>
    string(16) "Jackson, Shelley"
  }
  ["Illustrator"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(16) "Jackson, Shelley"
  }
  ["isbn"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(13) "9780531086247"
  }
  ["pagecount"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(3) "105"
  }
  ["cover"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(32) "DoYouKnowMeNancyFarmer2815_f.gif"
  }
  ["thumb"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(36) "e7609de44fc9ade9a5c75c0b13155cc5.jpg"
  }
  ["_edit_lock"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(10) "1239042831"
  }
  ["_edit_last"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(1) "2"
  }
}

• ISBN: 9780531086247
• Authors: Farmer, Nancy; Jackson, Shelley
• Illustrator: Jackson, Shelley
• Published: 1993, Orchard Books (NY)
• Themes: Family, Friendship, Life, Uncles
• Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Zimbabwe
• No. of pages: 105