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Swift dispatch
The Roadblock
Malwede Junior School is thrown into panic when Innocent, the Principal’s son and a learner at the school, goes missing one evening. In addition, four learners are caught attempting to sneak out of the school. The learners try to wiggle out of trouble using dubious means, which land them before the Principal. A ransom demand is made, and the other learners become restless, calling for the missing boy’s release. The events that follow reveal a sinister plan orchestrated to hoodwink the school community and prey on their desperation. Will Innocent be found? Who is innocent in the end?
The Roadblock explores contemporary themes such as truancy and drug abuse, and encourages critical thinking and problem-solving among the youth.
StarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Education (CBE). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
Wanted
All Mish wants is to get to school. However, a chance happening creates a situation which spirals out of control. He finds himself in unlikely places, facing dangers that are beyond anything he could have imagined. This is intensified when he stumbles upon something that several people would give an arm and a leg to get their hands on. Mish must rely on his wits, a few unlikely helpers and his speed to survive. The same set of circumstances that endangers his life end up being the reason that his fortunes and those of his family change for the better. Packed with twists and turns, Wanted is an exciting tale of a regular boy finding himself in bizarre situations and emerging the better for it.
StarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Education (CBE). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
The Broken Mask
In the heart of Nairobi's Matebele's slums, a new dawn seems to be coming, with the promise of one of their own winning the MP seat. Mansa Kamai, a typical example of a rags-to-riches story, is the people's darling. However, deep-seated revelations threaten to crush the people's dreams. Mansa finds his life under scrutiny and is desperate to survive. Will the people of Matebele get the justice they rightly deserve? The Broken Mask is a story that explores hypocrisy, family dynamics, and the complex world of politics, misuse of power and corruption.
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nStarlit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
The Goat Cartel
Sali, a city dweller, is unwillingly shipped off to Kajiado in the countryside for the Christmas holiday. Her cousin, Tiptip, picks her up at the bus station. The matatu trip with Tiptip is the beginning of an adventure as they make sense of strange happenings. In the process, Sali makes a discovery which throws her into a spin.
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n'The Goat Cartel' is a must-read for beginners in literary analysis. It explores youth empowerment in fighting crime, women empowerment as well as love and family.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
A Jacket for Ahmet by Tony Mochama
Trojan is a happy-go-lucky sixteen-year-old who loves playing video games and chatting up strangers at a cybercafé after school. On Good Friday, life in his home border town is upended when there is an attack on a petrol station. Trojan seeks refuge in a car yard and this sets off the most unusual Easter weekend of adventure peppered with fear and unease.
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n'A Jacket for Ahmet' explores the fanatical nature of terrorism as well as the resilience required to handle difficult situations. StarLit Readers is a series targeting lower secondary school students. The series is also recommended for other readers looking for entertaining modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The readers in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
Beyond the Shadow
Queen Minji craves a smartphone. She is missing out on the social media frenzy that her friends are enjoying. The gadget is a status symbol that opens up a world of possibilities and mischief. Using her friend's phone, Queen befriends a smooth-talking handsome man, Bon. He takes her on an emotional roller coaster that shakes her world. Will Queen manage to get herself out of the grip Bon has on her?
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n'Beyond the Shadow' is a story about the use, misuse and abuse of social media and technology. It is also about teenage love escapades, parenthood and mental health.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting lower secondary school students. The series is also recommended for other readers looking for entertaining modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The readers in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages
The Hideaway
Kevin and Marto are on a vacation. On their way to an island off the coast, they make an unplanned stopover in the heart of the Tsavo which marks the beginning of a gripping adventure. They find themselves in the middle of a poaching syndicate as they try to unravel mysterious occurrences. Will they be able to get themselves out safely?
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n'The Hideaway' is a thrilling story about tourism and conservation.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
Do or do
Juma hawks groundnuts and sweets in the streets of Dandora to supplement his mother's income. His fortune however changes when he joins Dandora Stars, a local football team. It takes the coach's determination and Juma's intellect for the team to progress in the Under-17 Tournament. With setbacks such as poverty, betrayal and corruption, will Juma be able to achieve his dream of becoming a renowned footballer?
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n'Do or do' is a story of teamwork, friendship, family and betrayal in the quest to achieve dreams.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting lower secondary school students. The series is also recommended for other readers looking for entertaining modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The readers in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
Finding Colombia by Kinyanjui Kombani
Lex lives on the streets, with little to do apart from sniffing Jet Lee and minding his own business. Lex's uneventful life is interrupted when he is tracked down by the Anti-Drugs Agency (ADA) officers. They need Lex to help them: to work as an undercover agent to find Colombia, a notorious and influential but elusive drug baron. The criminal is said to be hiding in a rehabilitation centre. It is here that Lex is enrolled by the ADA for the covert operation and later starts his rehabilitation journey.
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n'Finding Colombia' is a story of determination to rid society of drug and substance abuse and find purpose in life.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
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nKICD APPROVED For Junior School
Flower of a Stump by Miriam Maranga
"If what I am thinking is true, then she is dead. She could not have survived the kind of journey I went through," said Majok.
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n"She could have tried to start the journey, right?"
n"Right," Majok agreed.
n"Let's begin with the positive side - that she is alive somewhere. The question is, where?" pursued Paul.
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nWhen a helicopter bombs their school, Achal Dong does not comprehend what the violence is all about. When masked gunmen attack their home, the danger is real and she runs for her life. She begins her long journey that finally takes her to Nairobi where she struggles with an identity crisis and craves the good things in life.
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nStarLit Readers is a new series targeting lower secondary school students. The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The readers in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
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nMiriam Maranga-Musonye holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Nairobi, where she teaches. She has conducted research on the plight of children. Miriam enjoys storytelling and believes in the intrinsic beauty of literary art and its ability to illuminate social issues.
The weaver of Dreams
G. Chocha lives a charmed life in peri-urban Maua, spending most of his time playing pool with his friends and occasionally engaging in small businesses.
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nHowever, there is a problem. The girl he loves is in love with his best friend and this is threatening to destroy his world and his sanity until one day he gets the chance to travel and study abroad. His worldview changes dramatically as he embarks on an exciting yet perilous journey of self-discovery. What is more, he not only falls in love again but wins a jackpot that could transform his life upon his return to his home town.
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n'The Weaver of Dreams' is a story of hope and victory over great odds. Young readers everywhere will love and easily identify with it.
A Rebirth
"Mum, why did you say I had gone to visit Grandma?" "Nancy, you ask too many questions for your age."
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n"I'm sorry, Mum. Just allow me one more question and I promise I will not ask more."
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n"You may ask, my daughter."
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n"When will I go back to school?" Nkatha was silent for some time.
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n"Nancy. I need to raise five thousand shillings to give Miriti if you are to go back to school," Nkatha said.
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n"What has Miriti got to do with it? He's not the head teacher!"
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nNancy has always kept some painful secrets locked away in her memory. It was the safest thing to do then. However, some bitter truths are now screaming to be let out for Nancy to live a fulfilling life. A trip to a retreat centre affords Nancy the chance to confront the ghosts of her past.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting lower secondary school students. The series is also recommended for other readers looking for hilarious modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The readers in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
Passenger 141
Reversed Agenda
One more Chance
The Man in Green Dungarees
We Come in Peace
The Bizarre Bazaar
Suddenly, something descended on me and everything went black! My first instinct was to fight but my struggle was short-lived. I must have lost consciousness.
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nWhen I opened my eyes, it took a while for me to realise that I was lying on the ground. My arms and legs, I realized, were tied with ropes.
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nIn this riveting story, an adventure at a funfare turns dangerous when Marto and Kevin find themselves embroiled in a kidnap and carjacking saga.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly, keep you turning the pages.
Shortchanged!
The Dumpsite Puzzle
This is serious and dangerous," Uncle Ben said after listening to our story. He then warned us not to mention it to anyone.
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n"Boys, you will now let the police take it up from here. Do not, and I repeat, do not go to that area again," Sergeant Keroi added. "Can we accompany the police to show them the hidden gate?" I asked thoughtlessly.
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n"NO!" The cry came from both mothers. It was all so dangerous.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.