The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book By An East African Author
East African countries- Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia and Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 
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The Boy who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

The Boy who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

199 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography science hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange

The Havoc of Choice

Wanjiru Koinange

364 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
Weep Not, Child by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Weep Not, Child

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

136 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela

Lyrics Alley

Leila Aboulela

310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

Desert Flower

Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

240 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

Amina al-Sirafi #1

S.A. Chakraborty

489 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir

Memoirs #1

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

256 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The History of a Difficult Child by Mihret Sibhat

The History of a Difficult Child

Mihret Sibhat

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya

The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After

Clemantine Wamariya

8 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Gravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Gravel Heart

Abdulrazak Gurnah

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced