Mponyane, a deaf and dumb Zulu boy is left with a white family when his grandfather can no longer care for him. As he struggles to understand the mystery of why the family is shunned and the young son is bullied, he will take an incredible adventure and make the ultimate sacrifice. This is a story set in Africa amidst the injustice of Apartheid.
978-0636012936 99 pages Ages 10 and up
Recommended by: Carole Soden, (semi-retired) Library Media Specialist, California USA