• The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    “In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention―from child marriage to gender inequity in the workplace.” ― President Barack Obama

    “The Moment of Lift is an urgent call to courage. It changed how I think about myself, my family, my work, and what’s possible in the world. Melinda weaves together vulnerable, brave storytelling and compelling data to make this one of those rare books that you carry in your heart and mind long after the last page.”

    ― Brené Brown, Ph.D., author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Dare to Lead

    “Melinda Gates has spent many years working with women around the world. This book is an urgent manifesto for an equal society where women are valued and recognized in all spheres of life. Most of all, it is a call for unity, inclusion and connection. We need this message more than ever.” ― Malala Yousafzai

    “Melinda Gates’s book is a lesson in listening. A powerful, poignant, and ultimately humble call to arms.” ― Tara Westover, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Educated

    A debut from Forbes’ third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates; a timely and necessary call to action for women’s empowerment.

    “How can we summon a moment of lift for human beings – and especially for women? Because when you lift up women, you lift up humanity.”

    For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has become increasingly clear to her: If you want to lift a society up, you need to stop keeping women down.

    In this moving and compelling book, Melinda shares lessons she’s learned from the inspiring people she’s met during her work and travels around the world. As she writes in the introduction, “That is why I had to write this book―to share the stories of people who have given focus and urgency to my life. I want all of us to see ways we can lift women up where we live.”

    Melinda’s unforgettable narrative is backed by startling data as she presents the issues that most need our attention―from child marriage to lack of access to contraceptives to gender inequity in the workplace. And, for the first time, she writes about her personal life and the road to equality in her own marriage. Throughout, she shows how there has never been more opportunity to change the world―and ourselves.

    Writing with emotion, candor, and grace, she introduces us to remarkable women and shows the power of connecting with one another.

    When we lift others up, they lift us up, too.

  • The Hate U Give: Collector’s Edition (Hardcover)

    This collector’s edition of the acclaimed, award-winning novel contains a letter from the author, the meanings behind the names in the book, a map of Garden Heights, fan art, the full, original story that inspired the book, and an excerpt from On the Come Up.

    8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ∙  William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!

    “Absolutely riveting!” —Jason Reynolds

    “Stunning.” —John Green

    “This story is necessary. This story is important.” —Kirkus (starred review)

    “Heartbreakingly topical.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    “A marvel of verisimilitude.” —Booklist (starred review)

    “A powerful, in-your-face novel.” —Horn Book (starred review)

    Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

    Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

    But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

  • Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa

    Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. But then prospectors chanced upon the world’s richest deposits of diamonds and gold, setting off a titanic struggle between the British and the Boers for control of the land. The result was the costliest, bloodiest, and most humiliating war that Britain had waged in nearly a century, and the devastation of the Boer republics.

    The New Yorker calls this magisterial account of those years “[an] astute history…Meredith expertly shows how the exigencies of the diamond (and then gold) rush laid the foundation for apartheid.”

  • Junior African Writers Series Bookset Levels 1 – 2 (20 titles)

    Develop literacy skills in your 8-17 year olds with exciting and engaging books for all reading levels.
    The sentence structure and vocabulary has been carefully constructed to suit your students experience and age so that as they grow, so do their literacy abilities.
    Titles in this set include (likely to change due to availability of titles):
    Taxi to Johannesburg — Matlakala Bopape and Peta Constable (Level 1)
    The Big Fight — Michael Cullup (Level 1)
    The Frightened Thief — Amu Djoleto (Level 1)
    The Midnight Caller — Anthony Umelo (Level 2)
    The Hyena Valley — The Hyena Valley (Level 2)
    The Secret of Nkwe Hill — Marcus Khama ter Haar (Level 2)
    The Smile Thief — Fatou Keita (Level 2)
    The Magic Pool — Gaele Mogwe (Level 2)
    Happy the Street Child — F.M. Mlekwa (Level 2)
    Kodua’s Ark — Yaw Ababio Boateng (Level 3)
    The Ashanti Golden Stool — Ayebia Ribeiro-Ayeh (Level 3)
    The Haunted Taxi Driver — Kofi Sekyi (Level 3)
    Valley of Skulls — Anokye Wiredu (Level 3)
    The Secret Valley — Mike Sadler (Level 4)
    Paulo’s Strange Adventure — Barbara Kimenye (Level 4)
    The Ivory Poachers — Linda Pfotenhauer (Level 5)

  • Learning to Count with Joshua (Little Sage Activity Book)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Little Sage Activity Books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing.

    The books are designed to be engaging and to hold the short attention span characterised by children of this age group.

    Research has shown that children learn faster and well when they are enjoying themselves.

    We reward children with stickers not just for a completed right answer but for effort; this is to encourage teamwork and build confidence, necessary for the journey through life.

  • Learning Phonics with Joshua (Little Sage Activity Book)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Little Sage Activity Books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing.

    The books are designed to be engaging and to hold the short attention span characterised by children of this age group.

    Research has shown that children learn faster and well when they are enjoying themselves.

    We reward children with stickers not just for a completed right answer but for effort; this is to encourage teamwork and build confidence, necessary for the journey through life.

  • Learning ABC with Joshua (Little Sage Activity Book)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Little Sage Activity Books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing.

    The books are designed to be engaging and to hold the short attention span characterised by children of this age group.

    Research has shown that children learn faster and well when they are enjoying themselves.

    We reward children with stickers not just for a completed right answer but for effort; this is to encourage teamwork and build confidence, necessary for the journey through life.

  • Addition (Little Sage Activity Book)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Little Sage Activity Books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing.

    The books are designed to be engaging and to hold the short attention span characterised by children of this age group.

    Research has shown that children learn faster and well when they are enjoying themselves.

    We reward children with stickers not just for a completed right answer but for effort; this is to encourage teamwork and build confidence, necessary for the journey through life.

  • Multiplication (Little Sage Activity Book)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Little Sage Activity Books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing.

    The books are designed to be engaging and to hold the short attention span characterised by children of this age group.

    Research has shown that children learn faster and well when they are enjoying themselves.

    We reward children with stickers not just for a completed right answer but for effort; this is to encourage teamwork and build confidence, necessary for the journey through life.

  • Learning Shapes and Colours with Joshua (Little Sage Activity Book)

    Age Range: 3 – 6 years

    Little Sage Activity Books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing.

    The books are designed to be engaging and to hold the short attention span characterised by children of this age group.

    Research has shown that children learn faster and well when they are enjoying themselves.

    We reward children with stickers not just for a completed right answer but for effort; this is to encourage teamwork and build confidence, necessary for the journey through life.

  • The Lady Who Refused To Bow (Peggy Oppong Novel)

    After many failed relationships, whether or not Sandra would marry is a hanging question.

    Joe, the only man who formally introduced himself to her parents, leaves Sandra for her junior colleague. But after she turns down a marriage offer from the president of a multinational company her life changes forever.

     

  • The Last Wish (Peggy Oppong Novel)

    Amzi has it all – great looks, excellent business acumen and a strong determination to fulfill his destiny.

    His meteoric rise to fame stuns everyone as he receives universal acclaim for his business innovations, his adoring fans are unconscious of the highly ingenious woman in his life.

    Amzi has a debilitating secret fear which drives him to sacrifice everything in his bid to retain his position at the top.

  • Scars of Love (Peggy Oppong Novel)

    All her businesses go bust, she suffers physical assault from city officials and loses devoted husband Dwamena. She has only a dream and an unflinching determination to succeed as she grapples with abject poverty while supporting four children. Caught in a cold, heartless city which has no place for losers, Assor is on a losing spree.

    With her back to the wall Assor has to make the toughest decision yet of her life: Give up her last and most treasured possession, all her four children, permanently to a wealthy couple.

  • The Lemon Suitcase (Peggy Oppong Novel)

    Her brow was beaded with sweat and her heart was thumping furiously with fear as she watched the gunman standing in front of her, with only a desk separating them. Mabena felt trapped and her night caller knew it.

    “Female tiger,” he spat out the words, “you’ve overstepped your boundary this time around.

    Bang! Bang! The loud blast rang out in succession and Mabena fell. She miraculously survives the gunshot wounds but hatred for her continues to escalate till it culminates in a grand scheme by her enemies to silence her forever. “I’m the woman people love to hate,” is how Mabena describes herself.

  • The Green Sunset (Peggy Oppong Novel)

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    Her father deserted her when she was a baby and her mother, who scratched and scraped to put clothes on her back, was brutally murdered when she was a teenager. By the age of 21, Larley, the much sought-after beautiful lady, had it all – power, wealth, position and fame plus the one gift everyone coveted: Her ability to accurately foretell the future. This earns her several friends and foes.

    Larley predicts an unusual spectacle of green sunset and along with it a dramatic change in several people’s fortunes. The fulfillment of this prediction sets in motion a series of events, which leaves everyone gaping.

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