Our Private Africa: A Memoir of Faith, Trust, & Discovery YA_Gift_Guide From the New York Times

From the New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new thriller about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms

and predicting their next moves

and things start to look grim

And yet it rarely makes the headlines as anything other than the villain of our fossil-based economy

abusive father did just that

Our Private Africa: A Memoir of Faith, Trust, & Discovery YA_Gift_Guide From the New York TimesIn the summer of 1980, Samuel Hall, a successful American architect, uprooted his comfortable life in Oregon to pursue a government contract in the small, mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa. In these pages, Hall recounts a two year journey that would test his faith, challenge his beliefs, and reshape his worldview forever. Blending vivid storytelling with introspective reflections, Our Private Africa chronicles the family's adventures