YD 25 Non fiction

Adapted for younger readers from Born a Crime: And Other Stories- the #1 South African and New York Times bestseller If my mother had one goal, it was to free my mind. My mother spoke to me like an adult. She was always telling me stories, giving me lessons, Bible lessons especially. She was big into Psalms. I had to read Psalms every day. She would quiz me on it. “What does the passage mean? What does it mean to you? How do you apply it to your life?” That was every day of my life. My mom did what school didn’t. She taught me how to think.’ In Born a Crime, Trevor Noah shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa with a black South African mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child to exist. But he did exist and from the beginning, the often-misbehaved Trevor used his quick wits and humour to navigate a harsh life.

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A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. ‘I would like to ask that we begin to dream about and plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently…’ What does “feminism” mean today? In this personal, eloquently argued essay – adapted from her much-admired Tedx talk of the same name – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman now – an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.

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Don't you wish you'd started saving and investing when you were younger? Well, this is the book that aims to get kids thinking about the basics of money, and lay the solid foundation in financial education that most of us never had. Featuring playful illustrations, jokes, and fun facts designed to appeal to even the most easily bored youngster, Manage Your Money Like a Grownup: The best money advice for teens covers all the basics South African kids and teens need to know, like: - The relationship between earning, saving and spending; - How investing works; - Why compound interest is a superpower; - Why we pay taxes; and - The ethics of money. Informed by conversations with real kids and their parents, this book aims to equip kids with practical tips for earning and investing money at any age, and questions for kids to torture their parents with to spark lively dinner-table conversations.

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Advice, strategies and resources for all young adults to confidently navigate important transitions as you grow up, and any adult looking at resetting your life. The way I’d like you to visualise the meaning of Adulting is that it is an invitation to create your future beyond high school and your tertiary education. That future is vast. What kind of person do you want to become? What kind of career will you have? Where will you live? What kind of lifestyle would be fulfilling? What motivates you? How will you attract the right relationships? These and so many other questions make adulting exciting yet overwhelming. Every area requires your active participation but how do you make good decisions if you don’t know what you’re doing? This book is your guide to creating your own map for navigating adulthood with confidence, resilience and patience. You’re right to be excited but you also need to be ready. Let’s talk about the uncomfortable things that are impacting your mental health. Let’s celebrate the amazing vision you have set for your life, and more than that, let’s prepare to make it happen. Parents, mentors and teachers: this guide will equip you to better support the young people in your life. Read together and grow together.

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Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times; his famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautiful, illustrated picture book format. Discover how a little boy whose father called him "troublemaker" grew up to fight apartheid, become South Africa's first black president and campaign for freedom and justice throughout the world. Adapted by poet Chris van Wyk and illustrated by South African artist Paddy Bouma, with an introduction from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Long Walk to Freedom introduces children to the life of one of the world's most beloved leaders.

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