The Hidden Star

By K. Sello Duiker

Nolitye lives in a shack with her mother, Thembi, in Phola, a dusty township on the edge of Johannesburg. She is good at maths and likes collecting stones, which she keeps in a bucket under her bed. She also has unusual powers: she can communicate with dogs.

Nolitye has two close friends, Bheki, who is overweight, and the bespectacled Four Eyes, who join her in resisting the bullying of Rotten Nellie and her gang of Spoilers.

One day, Nolitye finds a special stone with the power to make people feel happy and laugh. Her mission is to gather the other pieces of the stone and reunite them, stopping darkness from taking control of her world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191111543X
• ISBN13: 9781911115434
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Cassava Republic Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7