Gift
By: Gemma Birss
Publisher: Our Street; Hunt Publishing Limited, John
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Winchester, UK; Washington DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781780992662; 9781780992655
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Social life and customs; Fiction; Action; Adventure; Zimbabwe; Manners and customs
Description: Chipo finds herself in rural Zimbabwe with no memory of who she is. In a spiritual coming-of-age adventure that involves witchdoctors, demons, snakes, crocodiles and magic, Chipo makes some amazing friends, meets some fascinating characters, and after discovering the dark truth of her hidden identity, comes to realise who she really is.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; Who Am I?; The Snake Dream; The Ancestor; Chipo; A Sleepless Night; My New Best Friend; Sky Reading; Nearly Thirteen; A Surprise in the Water; Pungwe; A Memory; The Tokoloshe; The Crocodile; Chipo the Hero; The Journey to Chivhu; The Witchdoctor; Llali tells the Truth; Muti for a Voice; The Spell; Kidnapped; The N'anga; The Boomslang; Chipo's Voice; Returning Home; Snake Eyes; Shona Glossary.