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Wanjikũ, Child of Mine
Ciikũ Ndũng'ũ-Case
Illustrator: Karen Vermeulen
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Ciiku/Catalyst Press
ISBN: 978-1-96080301-6
Keywords: Family/School/Community-Cucu, Mountain Kiri Nyaga, boarding school, prefect, physical differences, mother tongue
Wanjikũ shares her journey from her childhood in the Kenyan countryside and then in the streets of Nairobi, to her adolescence at boarding school, always remembering her cultural identity. Evocative illustrations. Glossary. Back matter