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Nuria Ranking: #7 in Secondary (8-4-4)An Anthology of Short Stories
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nFreedom, romance, family, jealousy, death, ambition, fate … From Kenya and China to America and Nepal, this anthology of short stories has it all!
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nSampling stories from the African continent and the world over, this selection gives the reader incisive insight into a wide variety of human emotions, struggles, tragedies and triumphs. Each of the fifteen stories has been selected for its relevance to the interest of young adults striving for a clear understanding of their increasingly complicated world.
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nThe anthology features a wide range of styles of writing the short story from seasoned as well as up-and-coming writers. It blends contemporary issues with time-tested principles that influence human interactions with each other and nature.
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nEach story is followed by a thought-provoking activity to help readers reflect on the content, themes and styles of the texts. Brief notes on the authors give the readers an understanding of the people and the situations behind the stories. Help with unfamiliar words right on the page means readers can focus on the story itself.
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nJohn Mugubi is currently Dean, School of Creative Arts, Film and Media Studies at Kenyatta University. He has publications in the areas of African drama and theatre, children’s literature and poetry.
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Moses and the Raffle
Moses and his friend King Kong are in trouble again. They are in serious financial problems and have to come up with a solution pretty fast. Through what he considers a stroke of genius, King Kong comes up with the idea of having a raffle. However, they have nothing to raffle.
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nIn their search for a prize, Moses, King Kong, Rukia and Itchy Fingers become involved with a stranger called Nick Molo, who offers them a Mercedes Benz car to raffle. There are many exciting moments as the boys set up their raffle. They invite girls from a neighbouring school to join them, try to hide their secret from the teachers and help the police to solve a crime.
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n'Moses and the Raffle' is the tenth title of the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.
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Mwongozo wa Mwalimu
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nKiswahili Dadisi, Mazoezi ya Lugha ni msururu wa vitabu vilivyoandikwa kwa ustadi na upekee ili kutosheleza mahitaji ya Mtaala wa Umilisi. Vitabu katika msururu huu vitakusaidia kumwezesha mwanafunzi kupata umilisi wa lugha katika stadi za Kusikiliza, Kuzungumza, Kusoma na Kuandika kama ilivyopendekezwa katika Mtaala wa Umilisi.
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nVitabu katika msururu huu vina mazoezi murua ambayo yatawachangamsha wanafunzi wako na kuwapa hamu ya kutaka kujifunza lugha. Mazoezi haya yanakuza umilisi uliopendekezwa, maadili na kufahamisha kuhusu masuala mtambuko.
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nKiswahili Dadisi, Mazoezi ya Lugha, Mwongozo wa Mwalimu, Gredi ya 2Â kina mifano halisi na ya kutosha kukuwezesha kuwasaidia wanafunzi kukuza umilisi unaokusudiwa. Katika mwongozo huu utapata:
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nIt's a great idea, but, as so often happens with the two friends' great ideas, things tend to go a bit wrong. First of all they meet Finito, a seedy-looking old man, but he's in a remarkably interesting line of business, and he offers the boys a well-paying job. It isn't really their fault that Finito shortly finds his business in ruins and himself on the run from the police. The boys too have their own problems: Mr Karanja, the school's deputy headmaster, is hot on their trail.
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n'Moses on the Move' is the seventh title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.
Musa na Bahati Nasibu
Musa na King Kong wanakumbwa na uhitaji mkubwa wa pesa. Ili kukidhi haja hii, wanaibuka na wazo la kuandaa mchezo wa bahati nasibu.
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nMusa analazimika kutafuta zawadi ya kushindaniwa katika shule yao, Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen.
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nIngawa wanafanikiwa kupata zawadi - gari kutoka kwa Nick Molo - mchezo wao unakumbwa na mashaka.
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nKwanza, mwalimu mkuu, Mzee Mukibi, anawapokonya tiketi za mchezo. Kisha, inabainika kuwa gari lenyewe ni la kuibwa.
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nPesa wanazozipata nazo zinaishia mikononi mwa hasimu wao ...
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Moses and the Penpal
The craze for writing to penpals sweeps Mukibi's Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Anywhere else, this would be a harmless enough hobby but at Mukibi's, even a letter can be dynamite. And, not surprisingly, Moses and King Kong are right in the middle of the explosion.
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nThen there is the new boy, Kasali, who has an unusual hobby of his own. Hidden in the dormitory, he's set up a strange contraption for making wine. Everyone in Dorm 3 agrees it is very good wine, and that Kasali has a bright future ahead of him in the liquor business. Perhaps he has ... but before Kasali's wine makes him a fortune, it's destined to play a remarkable role in the history of Mukibi's Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen.
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n'Moses and the Penpal' is the eighth title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.
Moses the Camper
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nIt is while they are trying to push a tent pole into the stony ground that King Kong digs up a bag containing gold watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and six cameras in smart brown leather cases!
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nNeedless to say, the boys are unable to keep their great discovery to themselves and, before long, they are involved with thieves and with the police as King Kong disappears.
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n'Moses the Camper' is the ninth title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.
Musa Mpigakambi
Musa na King Kong wanabaki bila mahali pa kulala baada ya ‘maonesho’ yao ya fataki kuteketeza kimakosa mabweni katika shule yao _ Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Walioathiriwa na mkasa huo wanalazimika kupiga kambi kwenye mahema ukingoni mwa mto.
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nKatika harakati za kuchimba shimo la kutia mhimili wa hema, King Kong anachimbua mfuko wenye vito vya thamani. Pamoja na wenzake, wanashindwa kujiwekea siri ya ugunduzi huo mkuu, na muda si mrefu, wanajipata katika matatizo makubwa.
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Musa Kibaya anatimuliwa kutoka shule yake ya sita. Anahisi kwamba hii ni rekodi katika umri wake wa miaka kumi na mitano pekee, ingawa kwa namna fulani anaionea fahari. Hofu yake tu ni jinsi Mjomba wake, Silasi, atakavyolichukulia suala hili...
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nSilasi anapogundua kutimuliwa kwake, anampeleka Musa katika shule yake ya saba, Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Kumbe, hapo ndipo vituko vya Musa vinapoanza.
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Musa na Rafiki wa Barua
Ari ya kuwasiliana na marafiki wa barua inashabikiwa sana katika Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Si ajabu kwamba Musa na King Kong wamo katika wimbi hilo la msisimko.
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nKando na hayo, Kasali — mvulana mgeni — anatengeneza mvinyo kwa mashine aliyoificha kwenye bweni. Kila anayeuonja anakiri kwamba ni mvinyo mzuri sana, na hata kuhusudu hall ya baadaye ya Kasali katika biashara ya mvinyo. Hata hivyo, majaribio anayoifanyia fomyula ya mvinyo huo inabadilisha pakubwa historia ya Taasisi ya Mukibi.
Musa kwenye Sokomoko
"Kumleta mwanafunzi wa kike mahali kama hapa huenda kukawa balaa kubwa!" Anasema Bw Karanja, naibu wa mwalimu mkuu katika Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Bw. Mukibi, hata hivyo anaiona hiyo kuwa hatua nzuri sawa na wavulana wa shule hiyo pindi wanapopata habari hizo za kusisimua.
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nJuli Sekabanja anaamua kwamba Musa na King Kong ndio wahusika hasa anaowahitaji ili kumsaidia kunasa genge la majasusi.
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n'Musa kwenye Sokomoko' ni hadithi ya tano katika msururu wa Visa na Vituko vya Musa, vilivyoandikwa na Barbara Kimenye.
Moses and the Ghost
Is there really a ghost haunting Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen? Moses, his friend King Kong, and the rest of the gang in Dormitory 3 don't believe in ghosts. That is, they are pretty sure they don't. But then who, or what, is the weird white figure flitting about the school compound at night? Where did the mysterious bloodstains come from? And who was responsible for the sinister laughter outside Miss Namukasa's door?
The deputy headmaster, Mr Karanja, believes he has the answer to all these questions: it's Dorm 3 trying to be funny. So HM and KK, together with Rukia, Itchy Fingers and the rest, set out to grab the ghost before it gets them all expelled.
This is the sixth of Moses' witty chronicles of life in Uganda's most awful school.
Musa na Watekanyara
Siku ambayo mimi na King Kong tulitekwa nyara ilianza kama Jumamosi nyingine yoyote ile... Anasimulia, Musa, mwanafunzi mtundu zaidi ya wote nchini Uganda, mwanzoni mwa kisa chake cha nne. Naibu wa mwalimu mkuu, Bw Karanja, anaamua kuwa ni lazima marafiki hao, Musa na King Kong, wanyolewe. Wanapofika mjini asubuhi, wanafurahia uhuru wa kutokuwa shuleni - hadi gari aina ya Mercedes Benz linapotokea na kukatiza ghafla raha yao.
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n'Musa na Watekanyara' ni kitabu cha nne katika msururu wa Visa na Vituko vya Musa.