Under Water
By J.L. Powers
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When her beloved grandmother dies, 17-year-old Khosi must learn to survive on her own. She has to take care of her little sister Zi, make a living as a traditional healer, and somehow try, despite everything, to finish school. When her beloved Imbali--an urban township in South Africa--flares up in violence, Khosi finds herself at the center of the storm.
A taxi war threatens the safety of every person in Imbali, including Khosi’s best friend and boyfriend Little Man. A murdered man is dumped on her doorstep. And accusations of witchcraft swirl around her, despite her every effort to keep her healing practice aboveboard. When Little Man chooses the wrong path, Khosi finds herself caught up in a new romance. But her past just might catch up to her.
About the Creators
J.L. Powers - Author
J.L. Powers is a novelist and scholar. Her recent novel This Thing Called the Future is a coming of age story set in post-Apartheid South Africa. Her previous anthology was Labor Pains and Birth Stories. She holds master's degrees in African History from State University of New York-Albany and Stanford University, won a Fulbright-Hayes to study Zulu in South Africa, and served as a visiting scholar in Stanford's African Studies Department in 2008 and 2009. She lives in San Francisco's Bay area.
About This Title
ISBN
Hardcover: 9781947627031
Paperback: 9781947627048
Guided Reading:
Z+Interest Level:
Grades 7 - 12Reading Level:
Grades 8 - 8Themes
African/African American Interest, Coping with Death, Courage, Families, Teen Interest, War, YA interest
