An African Collection: Childhood Experiences (37 books)

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All books about growing up in Africa, and having a childhood in the bush or in special or rough places.

This list is part of a series of list. The whole series contains:

- An African Collection: Animal Rescue Experiences
- An African Collection: Game Ranger Experiences
- An African Collection: Childhood Experiences
- An African Collection: Overland Experiences
- An African Collection: Travel Experiences
- An African Collection: Love Experiences
- An African Collection: Political Experiences

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1	Dochter van twee werelden (Ivy #1) by Sarah Lark 3.79 avg rating — 447 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Vergelegen by Lesley Lokko (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,434 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide by Nice Leng'ete 4.46 avg rating — 915 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Tea-Bag by Henning Mankell 3.31 avg rating — 2,818 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	De ondraaglijke blankheid van het bestaan. Een bewogen leven in het land van Mandela by Marianne Thamm 3.77 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe by Douglas Rogers 4.18 avg rating — 3,634 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Versluierde tijd: een jeugd in Afrika by Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mandela's kinderen by Ora Mendels 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Daniel by Henning Mankell 3.59 avg rating — 1,698 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	De kinderen van Moembi by Barbara Wood 4.30 avg rating — 2,731 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Moeders in Afrika: Dagboek van een vroedvrouw in Congo by Sabine van de Vyver 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Hoop in een balletschoen by Michaela DePrince 4.25 avg rating — 5,662 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anné Mariè du Preez Bezdrob 4.08 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Ik was een kindsoldaat by China Keitetsi 3.86 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Zoon van haar vader by Tahar Ben Jelloun 3.37 avg rating — 4,084 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Ik, Safiya by Safiya Hoesseini 3.72 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 9,539 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Children of Segu (Ségou, #2) by Maryse Condé 4.06 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Boyhood (Scenes from Provincial Life #1) by J.M. Coetzee 3.77 avg rating — 5,975 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Youth (Scenes from Provincial Life #2) by J.M. Coetzee 3.78 avg rating — 8,281 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Scatterling of Africa: My Early Years by Johnny Clegg 4.42 avg rating — 385 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 231,130 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Marjorie Shostak 3.90 avg rating — 2,691 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Janju, The voice of one girl by Priscilla Koranteng (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed 3.75 avg rating — 2,355 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Notes from the Hyena's Belly: An Ethiopian Boyhood by Nega Mezlekia 3.88 avg rating — 876 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	De dochter van Salamina by Pamela Gien 3.80 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 4,742 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl by Virginia Lee Barnes 3.78 avg rating — 814 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Boy from the Wild by Peter Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 426 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 4.49 avg rating — 807,148 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Desert Dawn by Waris Dirie 3.86 avg rating — 4,500 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.97 avg rating — 57,759 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Tippi of Africa: The Little Girl Who Talks to the Animals by Sylvie Robert 3.56 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Lion Children by Angus McNeice 4.02 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Tippi: My Book of Africa by Tippi Degré 4.29 avg rating — 441 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Wilderness Family: At Home with Africa's Wildlife by Kobie Krüger 4.46 avg rating — 1,518 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars