Having in mind instilling a reading culture in the Namibian youth and understanding that "Education is a shared responsibility", NPH presents to you a few of our recent publications that will hopefully capture the attention of the young readers.
As a
nine-year-old girl, Stare at Daggers witnesses the brutal killing of her
parents and the River clan people by the ruthless King Brutus. He burned her entire
village in search for a special dagger that has been entrusted to her. She then
sets out on a journey to avenge her parents and restore what has been taken
away from her clan. Little does she know that she herself is special.
Themes of revenge, sacrifice,
personal happiness and responsibility towards your people make STARE AT DAGGERS not only a good read,
but also a great basis for intriguing class discussions on personal growth and
difficult choices so relevant to the Namibian youth.
"A captivating, magical story coming from a young Namibian author. It's intriguing and fresh." - Nerina Strijdom, EO, NIED
STARE AT DAGGERS was approved by NIED at the beginning of this year for use in English Second Language class at Grade 10 level and is placed on NIED Textbook Catalogue.
Mary M. Manyando is one of NPH's latest discoveries. This exciting new author delivers an irresistible combination of romance and suspense in a fantasy setting. Her debut novel evolved effortlessly into a trilogy with FACES OF MAN, HEARTS OF ANIMALS and RISE, CHOSEN ONE completing the series. The whole trilogy is available at NPH bookshop.
2. ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM: THE FORGOTTEN YEARS AND HEROES by Helmut Lauschke is a soul-stirring story, based on experiences about courage and caring for helpless, neglected, injured and disabled people. The story presents the lives and devotion of a few doctors at a neglected hospital in the far north of Namibia, where they cared for the sick and injured people during the turmoil and dangers of war. Despite risking their own lives, these doctors did the hard work under extreme conditions, often having to improvise due to lack of basic equipment.
The story challenges the reader to value the character of people and to reassess the honesty in regards to their social commitments. It has a great historical value and is recommended to English First Language class at Grade 12 level.
ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM is available at NPH bookshop.
2. ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM: THE FORGOTTEN YEARS AND HEROES by Helmut Lauschke is a soul-stirring story, based on experiences about courage and caring for helpless, neglected, injured and disabled people. The story presents the lives and devotion of a few doctors at a neglected hospital in the far north of Namibia, where they cared for the sick and injured people during the turmoil and dangers of war. Despite risking their own lives, these doctors did the hard work under extreme conditions, often having to improvise due to lack of basic equipment. The story challenges the reader to value the character of people and to reassess the honesty in regards to their social commitments. It has a great historical value and is recommended to English First Language class at Grade 12 level.
ON THE PATH TO FREEDOM is available at NPH bookshop.
Mary Manyando is one of our upcoming Namibian authors. I enjoyed the trilogy and would recommend it to our teenage readers. Hope she writes more books in future.
ReplyDeleteSTARE AT DAGGERS - this is great! Local literature for local readers. It is very inspiring to see the work of young writers being published for our youth market.
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