Ebook {Epub PDF} Under Water by J.L. Powers

 · “[Under Water] is not a Disneyfied version of life for a young girl in a South African community, but a true-to-life examination of adolescence, cultural complexities, and global issues. For young adult readers, this is a book that will not sugar coat and will provoke thoughtful conversation about many difficult topics.”—Denise Hill, New PagesAuthor: JL Powers. J.L. Powers - Author J.L. Powers is a novelist and scholar. Her recent novel This Thing Called the Future is a coming of age story set in post-Apartheid South Africa. Her previous anthology was Labor Pains and Birth Stories. She holds master's degrees in African History from State University of New York-Albany and Stanford University, won a Fulbright-Hayes to study Zulu in South Africa, and served as a visiting . This item: Under Water. by JL Powers Hardcover. $ Only 2 left in stock - order soon. Ships from and sold by bltadwin.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism, Third Edition. by Michael Cart Paperback. $

Under Water by JL Powers | Editorial Reviews. Hardcover $ Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. J.L. Powers is the award-winning author of four young adult novels, most recently Broken Circle, a series starter she co-authored with her brother. She works as an editor/publicist for Cinco Puntos Press, and is founder and editor of the blog The Pirate Tree: Social Justice and Children's Literature. The Remote Reading Series: JL Powers Reads from Under Water Posted on Ma Ma Author Catalyst Press Categories About, Children's Books, Events, News, Readings, Young Adult Tags Cinco Puntos, JL Powers, Remote Reading Series, YA.

Under Water. by. J.L. Powers (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 15 ratings · 4 reviews. After her grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Khosi must learn to survive on her own-taking care of her little sister Zi, making a living as a healer, and trying to finish school somehow. Under Water; J.L. Powers. Under Water. by J.L. Powers. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Do people in modern day South Africa still believe in witches and magic? Khosi, a sangoma (someone who can hear, and speak with, ancestors) is mourning the loss of her grandmother and trying to take care of her younger sister in the face of her aunt and uncle taking nearly all the family possessions, as is "customary" in their society. A sequel to Powers’ award-winning This Thing Called the Future, Under Water picks up 3 years later. When her beloved grandmother dies, year-old Khosi must learn to survive on her own. She has to take care of her little sister Zi, make a living as a traditional healer, and somehow try, despite everything, to finish school.