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Orphaned by gun violence, ten-year-old Benedict, moves from Rwanda to Swaziland with grandmother Angel Tungaraza, the heroine of Parkin's first novel, Baking Cakes in Kigali. The new house, filled with bookshelves and boasting a garden rife with bugs and birds, entertains his thoughtful imagination. While Benedict's cousins play sports all day, he chats up the neighbors, and his curious nature draws him to the town's more troubled residents. There's schoolgirl Nomsa, whose teacher pays her a su...Log In or Sign Up to Read More