QUICK DELIVERY
Swift dispatch
The Hideaway
Kevin and Marto are on a vacation. On their way to an island off the coast, they make an unplanned stopover in the heart of the Tsavo which marks the beginning of a gripping adventure. They find themselves in the middle of a poaching syndicate as they try to unravel mysterious occurrences. Will they be able to get themselves out safely?
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n'The Hideaway' is a thrilling story about tourism and conservation.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
The Dumpsite Puzzle
"This is serious and dangerous," Uncle Ben said after listening to our story. He then warned us not to mention it to anyone.
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n"Boys, you will now let the police take it up from here. Do not, and I repeat, do not go to that area again," Sergeant Keroi added. "Can we accompany the police to show them the hidden gate?" I asked thoughtlessly.
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n"NO!" The cry came from both mothers. It was all so dangerous.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
The Bizarre Bazaar
Suddenly, something descended on me and everything went black! My first instinct was to fight but my struggle was short-lived. I must have lost consciousness.
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nWhen I opened my eyes, it took a while for me to realise that I was lying on the ground. My arms and legs, I realised, were tied with ropes.
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nIn this riveting story, an adventure at a funfair turns dangerous when Marto and Kevin find themselves embroiled in a kidnap and carjacking saga.
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nStarLit Readers is a series targeting Junior School learners in the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The books in this series will certainly, keep you turning the pages.
Fathers of Nations – School Edi...
The very best of the world's best have discovered a way to develop Africa: Way Omega. Now Africa's heads of state are at a summit to approve it as their common development strategy. If they do, it promises Africa will start developing immediately. Unknown to the summit are several aggrieved conspirators who are plotting to defeat Way Omega and replace it with a rival strategy: Path Alpha. Their path, they say, is the only way to develop Africa. Should the summit still approve Way Omega, or should it turn around and approve Path Alpha instead? Fathers of Nations is a satire on contemporary African politics.
The Gambler
'The Gambler' is the story of Alex Kihara, aka Rex, a gambler who trades his soul for his life, when he hits rock bottom. He becomes a long-distance truck driver whose job entails delivering more than just legitimate goods across East Africa. An incident at the border makes him a fugitive. Will Rex extricate himself from the mess he has created?
Wema Waliobaki
Mazungumzo yao yalikuwa mafupi. Alihitajika nyumbani haraka. Kulikuwa na dharura. Je, nini kilichokuwa kimetokea cha kuibua dharura hii? Ni kipi cha dharura ambacho hakingeweza kupitishwa kwa simu? Si simu zenyewe zinafaa kupitisha jumbe za dharura?
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n'Wema Waliobaki' ni riwaya inayoakisi sura mbalimbali za maovu yanayotekelezwa na watu wenye tamaa ya kuvuna wasichokipanda katika jamii ya leo. Ni hadithi inayowasawiri wanaja mii kama nduli wala watu; mamba wanaosubiri kwenye kingo za mito kuwavamia watekamaji wasiokuwa na habari. Hata hivyo, katika jamii iliyogubikwa na giza la ukosefu wa maadili hapakosi mwanga; mwanga unaotokana na wema waliobaki, hata kama ni wachache.
Mbona Hivi?
Ni vipi mtoto mdogo kama Sandra anafahamu maneno kama hayo? Tena maneno ambayo si ya Kiswahili, si ya Kiingereza, si ya lugha za kigeni au za kiasili. Yanatoka wapi? Ni nani waasisi wake? Mzee Jarida alijiuliza baada ya kumsikia mjukuu wake akizungumza. Maswali hayo yalipita akilini mwake haraka na kukaribisha fikra nyingi.
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n'Mbona Hivi?' ni riwaya ambayo imeandikwa kwa lugha yenye mvuto na upekee. Inaangazia masuala yanayoathiri vijana na kuibua mjadala – mjadala wa kujadiliwa leo, kesho na hata siku za usoni – kuhusu mustakabali wa lugha ya Kiswahili katika jamii.
Kanda ya Siri
Chifu Abdullah anaingia katika kazi ngumu kuliko zote alizowahi kuzifanya katika maisha yake, kazi ya kuisaka kanda iliyopotea katika kasri yake. Kanda yenyewe inatembea kutoka mkono mmoja hadi mwingine, huku pande mbili zinazoisaka zikitumia nguvu, pesa na akili kuitafuta.
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nMsako wa kanda unakutanisha watu wenye tajriba pana katika mambo ya uhalifu. Wapo wanaojeruhiwa, wapo wanaoumizwa, wapo wanaokufa kwa sababu ya kanda, hali inayoitia jeshi la polisi katika kibarua kigumu cha kuwasaka wahalifu hao.
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nJe, polisi watafaulu kuwapata wahalifu hao. Je, kanda yenyewe itapatikana? Hivi, ndani ya kanda kuna nini?
Of Pawns and Players
Of Pawns and Players is the story of Tomas Karamu, a mutura vendor who is trying to make ends meet. His involvement with the daughter of a rich and prominent man traps him in a betting syndicate. Tomas is in a dilemma between what is morally right and what will keep him out of trouble. What will he choose?
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nIn a fine work of contemporary literature, Kinyanjui Kombani highlights the plight of today's youth in a country rife with corruption, exploitation and poverty without sounding depressing.
Flower of a Stump
"If what I am thinking is true, then she is dead. She could not have survived the kind of journey I went through," said Majok.
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n"She could have tried to start the journey, right?"
n"Right," Majok agreed.
n"Let's begin with the positive side - that she is alive somewhere. The question is, where?" pursued Paul.
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nWhen a helicopter bombs their school, Achal Dong does not comprehend what the violence is all about. When masked gunmen attack their home, the danger is real and she runs for her life. She begins her long journey that finally takes her to Nairobi where she struggles with an identity crisis and craves the good things in life.
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nStarLit Readers is a new series targeting lower secondary school students. The series is also recommended for other readers looking for modern stories told in a powerful and highly refreshing fashion. The readers in this series will certainly keep you turning the pages.
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nMiriam Maranga-Musonye holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Nairobi, where she teaches. She has conducted research on the plight of children. Miriam enjoys storytelling and believes in the intrinsic beauty of literary art and its ability to illuminate social issues.
Utashi wa Dola na Hadithi Nyingine
Kila mtu hufanya juhudi ili apate kufaulu maishani. Katika hali hii, ahadi nyingi hutolewa, miadi ikapangwa na mikakati kuwekwa ili kufanikisha maazimio. Utashi wa Dola na hadithi nyingine ni mkusanyo wa hadithi fupi zinazoakisi maisha ya wanadamu: hisia zao, mitazamo yao, ndoto zao, matumaini yao. Ubora wa hadithi katika mkusanyo huu haumo tu katika uanuwai wa fani bali pia kwenye mseto wa ufundi wa wachangiaji ambao wana asili na mitazamo tofauti. Aidha, hadithi hizi zimeteuliwa kwa upekee wa maudhui yanayoangaziwa, kama vile tamaa, nafasi ya mtoto wa kiume, ufisadi, dhuluma na unyanyasaji, ubinafsi, mapenzi, ndoa, usaliti miongoni mwa mengine mengi.
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nHadithi hizi zimeandikwa na waandishi, mahiri na chipukizi, kutoka maeneo mbalimbali ya Afrika Mashariki. Mchango wao katika diwani hii ni wa kipekee na bila shaka utakupa kila sababu ya kuthamini uanuwai wa tamaduni zetu mbalimbali, zinazofanikisha umoja wetu.
Confessions by President Kikumba
President Kikumba, the president of an important African country has written a book to confess all. He intends to set the record straight. He says being president in Africa is no holiday on an island. Dumping allies for wavering, cutting friends at the knees for dissenting, and mowing opponents down for standing in the way, are all in the day's work. Africa's presidents, he confides, are in office not to lead but to crush rivals and accumulate wealth.
Ni Rangi Tu
Majaaliwa alipokutana na binadamu wenzake alitamani kujichimbia ardhini ajifiche. Waliicheka rangi yake 'iliyochujuka,' kama walivyosema wenyewe. Walimhepa na kumkimbia kama mgonjwa wa ukoma! Wakati mwingine Majaaliwa alijutia majaaliwa aliyopewa, lakini alijijasiri akakabiliana nayo kiume. Aliyakabali kama vile simba jike mwenye hasira anavyomkabili adui, na hatimaye! Hatimaye...
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n"Ni Rangi Tu" ni hadithi ya kusisimua iliyoandikwa kwa lugha sahihi. Lugha ambayo inateka makini ya msomaji na kumfanya kutaka mfululizo bila kukoma.
Goldfields
The lands known as Goldfields have been the centre of a struggle for the right to own property, human dignity, and self-worth. It is here where betrayal, greed and opportunism have also taken root. With a deep sense of hope, Goldfielders bestow on the youthful Mukiri the unenviable task of saving them from the jaws of ravenous directors at Goldfields Agriculture Company. Inspired by the spirit of his grandfather, Mukiri undertakes the task with zeal, coming head-to-head with the exceedingly beautiful but ruthless Lydia Mbora, daughter of the first African CEO of the company. A clash of unknown proportions is in the offing as the scions of two families whose histories are so entwined slug it out.
Story of Glory
Forty years after their liberation from Egypt, the children of the Wilderness are still unable to get to the Promised Land, and so they are not ready to present their story of glory. They are mired in corruption and inertia, and their mother is on her deathbed with a strange debilitating disease. There is renewed hope that their story may be complete when the Pharaoh's daughter invites Manacles, the leader of the Wilderness family, to a dancing competition. What follows is a high stakes drama of betrayal and manipulation to win the princess' heart and a struggle by the children of the Wilderness to assert their sovereignty and capture the rat without a tail.
Kamwe si Mbali
"Tambo njoo unisaidie. Nimeshalishika lile jisamaki kubwa linaloogelea huru mawinguni bila ya kumeza ndoana limemeza ndoana ... Njoo unisaidie kulivuta jisamaki hili... Je, sikukwambia, Tambo, kwamba kamwe si mbali tena?"
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nKatika riwaya hii kila kizazi kinapitia nyakati mbalimbali zinazoathiriwa na usasa. Ina hadithi za watu wanaolishana halua au shubiri. Ndani ya hadithi hizo mnaibuka usuria, utumwa, mapenzi motomoto, wakati wa mporomoko na wakati mpya, ukimbizi wa mtu-kwao, dini ya aina moja inayosimamia dini zote. Wanawake wanakusanya nguvu na hatimaye kukata minyororo. Zaidi ya yote hayo ni miujiza inayooneshwa na wahusika ... Haya yote yanasimuliwa na hadithi nyingi katika hadithi moja inayokuzwa na kurambishwa utamu wa lugha.
Kivuli Cha Ndoto
Waama leo ... leo ninaona miale ya mapambazuko ikinijia taratibu ...” Matamanio ya ufanifu ndiyo huwa ndoto inayomwongoza na kumwandisi mwanadamu maishani. Kezi Pasuamende, anaambikwa ubakaji na hatimaye kuhukumiwa kifungo cha miaka 27. Anakosa kusoma hadi chuo kikuu ili aweze kuwa rubani. Je, ataweza kufanikisha ndoto yake ama atalazimika kukubali chochote ilimuradi aweze kuendesha maisha yake?
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n'Kivuli cha Ndoto' ni hadithi iliyoandikwa kwa mkono wenye ukwasi wa lugha na uwazi wa kimasimulizi. Ni hadithi ambayo haiishi hamu ya kusomwa tena na tena kwa sababu ya mvuto wake.
Othello
Lago anaapa kulipiza kisasi kwa kuivuruga ndoa ya Othello na Desdemona. Njia pekee ya kufanikisha lengo lake ni kumghilibu Othello kuwa mkewe ni mwasherati.
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nJe, Iago atafaulu katika azma yake? Je, Othello atazikubali hila za Iago? Endapo Othello atashawishika, atamchukulia hatua gani Desdemona?
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nHaya ni kati ya maswali anayoyajibu William Shakespeare katika tamthiliya hii ya tanzia inayoburudisha, kufunza na kukaidi mpito wa wakati. Tafsiri hii imeandikwa kwa ufundi mkubwa hivi kwamba ule mvuto na mnato wa kazi asilia umedumishwa.
Maskini Milionea
"Maskini Milionea na Hadithi Nyingine" ni mkusanyiko wa hadithi fupi zinazoakisi hali katika maisha ya wanadamu; hisia zao, changamoto na ufanisi wao. Ubora wa hadithi katika mkusanyiko huu haumo tu katika uanuwai wa fani na maudhui, bali pia kwenye mseto wa ufundi wa wachangiaji ambao wana asili na mitazamo tofautitofauti.
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nHadithi hizi zilizoandikwa na waandishi kutoka maeneo mbalimbali ya Afrika Mashariki ni mchango mkubwa katika utanzu wa hadithi fupi za Kiswahili.
