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Miracle girl : life stories from a Xhosa girl
- Title
- Miracle girl : life stories from a Xhosa girl / Sivosethu Ndubela and Tony Pearce.
- Author
- Ndubela, Sivosethu, 2000-
- Publication
- Johannesburg, South Africa : Pan MacMillan, 2019.
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DT1972.N385 A3 2019 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Pearce, Tony (Educator)
- Description
- xi, 84 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 21 cm
- Summary
- Sivosethu Ndubela - fondly known as Vovo - is a young Xhosa girl who lives in New Brighton, near Port Elizabeth. Apart from growing up with the challenges of poverty, crime and limited opportunities, Vovo was orphaned when she was 13. This led to Tony Pearce going from a friend of the family, involved in an after-school dramatic arts project, to become the guardian of Vovo and her older sister, Vuyolwethu. A few years later Vovo was diagnosed with a rare heart condition. She subsequently underwent two life-threatening open-heart surgeries. Her recovery continues to surprise her family and health care specialists, and her bravery in fighting for her life is a true inspiration. By sharing the harsh circumstances of township life and the factors that have shaped her journey, Vovo reveals her remarkable resilience and it becomes clear why she is a Miracle Girl. - Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Ndubela, Sivosethu, 2000-
- Orphans > South Africa > Biography
- Heart > Diseases > Patients > South Africa
- Poverty > South Africa
- Xhosa (African people) > South Africa > Biography
- Cardiaques > Afrique du Sud
- Pauvreté > Afrique du Sud
- Xhosa (Peuple d'Afrique) > Afrique du Sud > Biographies
- Xhosa (African people)
- Heart > Diseases > Patients
- Orphans
- Poverty
- South Africa
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Naughty girl -- Chapter 2: Cookhouse -- Chapter 3: Friends -- Chapter 4: Zama -- Chapter 5: Nkosi -- Chapter 6: The funeral -- Chapter 7: Sammy -- Chapter 8: Xhosa culture -- Chapter 9: Township life -- Chapter 10: The beginning -- Chapter 11: Thank God for Dr Brown -- Chapter 12: Surgery -- Chapter 13: Ghosts, ghouls and other spooky things -- Chapter 14: House invasion -- Chapter 15: Death of a sangoma -- Chapter 16: Infection -- Chapter 17: Ndubela is dead -- Chapter 18: Finale
- ISBN
- 9781770106710
- 1770106715
- LCCN
- 2019400685
- OCLC
- on1102672279
- 1102672279
- SCSB-9541267
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library