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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827892703321

Titolo

Small friends and other stories and poems / / King George VI School and Centre for Physically Disabled Children; Veena Bhana, cover design ; based on a painting by Sininisabo Tshuma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bulawayo, [Zimbabwe] : , : Amabooks, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7974-9450-2

0-7974-9453-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Disciplina

808.8100967

Soggetti

African poetry

Short stories, African

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This publication is a result of a collaboration between the United States' President's Emergency Plan For Aids Relief (PEPFAR), King George VI School and Centre for Physically Disabled Children and 'amaBooks Publishers"--Title page verso.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; King George VI; Small Friends; Unfulfilled Wishes; But I am Still Alive; Gone Fishing; Children of Africa; Tiny but Deadly; A Clever Boy; Superstar; Courage My Love; I Will Never Cry; Where is My Mother?; Journey to the Desert; Life Ain't Treating Me So Well; Her Own Two Feet; Be Thankful For What You Have; How to Love; What Next?; I am what I am; A Journey to Botswana; How Life Can Be; Neglected but Happy; What Words Cannot Describe; The Wise Boy; Stepmother; The Way Life Is; Cries of a Caregiver; The Bad Boy

Mary and Thandiwe's StoryLies; Taking Nature for Granted; Disabled but Happy; A Bully Boy; Broken-Hearted; Nature Talks; Biographies; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The short stories and poems in this collection were written by students at King George VI School and Centre for Physically Disabled Children in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo. HIV and AIDS have had a devastating effect on all the communities of Zimbabwe, and those with disabilities have not been exempt from the effects of the virus, as is



reflected in many of the pieces in this collection. The book clearly demonstrates both the talent of the students and their concern about the issues facing their community and wider society. Some of the stories and poems tell the stories of their lives, some come straight from their imagination, and some simply speak of their dreams for a better future.