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Sula and Ja
The story of two unlikely friends, Sula and Ja, who are from totally different social backgrounds. Sula and Ja are lab partners, but nothing more at the beginning of the book. Each deals with family issues in this Young Adult novel.
- GenresAfrica
172 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Ellen Banda-Aaku
17 books17 followersEllen Banda-Aaku was born in Woking Surrey in 1965. The middle child of three she grew up in Zambia and has lived and worked in Ghana, South Africa, the UK and Zambia.
In 2004 she won the Macmillan Writers’ Prize for Africa for Wandi’s Little Voice, a book for children. In 2007, her short story, Sozi’s Box, was the overall winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Her novel "Patchwork," published 2011, won the Penguin Prize for African Writing.
She has a BA in Public Administration from the University of Zambia, an MA in Financial Management with Social Policy from Middlesex University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. She’s currently is based in the UK where she lives with her two children Saada and Kweku.
In 2004 she won the Macmillan Writers’ Prize for Africa for Wandi’s Little Voice, a book for children. In 2007, her short story, Sozi’s Box, was the overall winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Her novel "Patchwork," published 2011, won the Penguin Prize for African Writing.
She has a BA in Public Administration from the University of Zambia, an MA in Financial Management with Social Policy from Middlesex University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. She’s currently is based in the UK where she lives with her two children Saada and Kweku.
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July 5, 2016
An enjoyable young adult novel from prize-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku. I liked the way she alternated the points of view from Sula, the scholarship girl, to Ja, the only son of a well-off and well-placed mother.
March 30, 2019
Good young adult genre book.
I needed to read a book that takes place in Zambia. I found this book on a list. However, the story could have taken place in Zambia or another country in Africa. I think the author lives in Zambia.
Sula is the poor scholarship girl with no friends at St Matthews school. Ja is the rich and popular boy. They have been paired up to work on science projects. They both have family issues. His father lives in another with another family. She has an older sister with a daughter from a sugar daddy. He asks her to the end of year dance. Was it a joke or for real? Will she go?
Is there a moral to this story? I would say it´s to stay true to yourself.
Good story and very quick to read.
I needed to read a book that takes place in Zambia. I found this book on a list. However, the story could have taken place in Zambia or another country in Africa. I think the author lives in Zambia.
Sula is the poor scholarship girl with no friends at St Matthews school. Ja is the rich and popular boy. They have been paired up to work on science projects. They both have family issues. His father lives in another with another family. She has an older sister with a daughter from a sugar daddy. He asks her to the end of year dance. Was it a joke or for real? Will she go?
Is there a moral to this story? I would say it´s to stay true to yourself.
Good story and very quick to read.
February 17, 2021
A good read.
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