Author : J. L. Powers
Release : 2020-09-20
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 109/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis This Thing Called the Future by : J. L. Powers
Download or read book This Thing Called the Future written by J. L. Powers. This book was released on 2020-09-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Khosi lives with her beloved grandmother, her little sister, and her weekend Mama in a matchbox house in Imbali. In the South African township, it seems like somebody is dying all the time. Mama is suddenly wasting away but scoffs at traditional ways of healing. Khosi, who loves science but also the traditional Zulu ways, doesn't know how to take the shadow of fear from her mother's eyes before they lose her. Khosi yearns for a future free of suffering . Does she want too much? -- back cover.
