{"id":10267,"date":"2019-02-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10267"},"modified":"2022-09-30T07:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:37:28","slug":"she-must-gather-all-of-the-hidden-star-stone-by-k-sello-duiker-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10267","title":{"rendered":"She must gather all of THE HIDDEN STAR stone! by K. Sello Duiker (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Math is her best subject,
collecting stones a fun hobby –
the newest one is special, maybe magical!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South African parents warn kids to stay indoors all night so the creature called Zim won’t take them away<\/a>. This is true in Nolitye’s shanty neighborhood where children are disappearing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her mother says neighbors are wrong about her late father’s amazing abilities, the school bullies<\/a> steal her tiny lunch every single day, the local stray dogs are talking to her – and she finds a special stone that makes her feel giddy with joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone else wants that stone’s power, the full power of all its pieces that Nolitye is finding\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published after the author’s early death, this tale of myth, reality, folklore, and family is worth requesting at your local library<\/a> or indie bookstore<\/a> – if they don’t have it, they can get it for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would you wish, holding this hidden star?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: The Hidden Star \/ K. Sello Duiker. Cassava Republic Press, 2017. [author obituary<\/a>] [publisher site] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My book talk<\/strong>: Math is easy, avoiding the school bullies isn’t, but young Nolitye and her best friends are called on a difficult quest to save their South African neighborhood from an evil wizard’s control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lovely stone that Nolitye finds gives her such happiness. Then a mysterious woman stops time to tell her its secrets and that the eleven year old must collect its missing pieces before the wizard can gather them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stray dogs warn Nolitye to stay indoors one night – do they know who is stealing away children from their Soweto township?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does only Nolitye see that Ma Mtonga’s necklace is a living snake?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can Nolitye, Bheki, and Four Eyes find all the pieces of the stone and stop the evil ones?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her mother’s behavior suddenly changes, the neighbours think the mythical Zim may be the kidnapper, but only Nolitye and her friends know the truth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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