When a young man returns to his village in the Sudan after many years studying in Europe, he finds that among the familiar faces there is now a stranger - the enigmatic Mustafa Sa'eed. As the two become friends, Mustafa tells the younger man the disturbing story of his own life in London after the First World War. Lionized by society and desired by women as an exotic novelty, Mustafa was driven…
Tapi Salaka masih tetap tidak percaya diri. la merasa malu sampai-sampai ia ingin lekas pulang. Saat pemilihan Putri Kebaya yang diadakan setiap Hari Kartini di sekolahnya, tiba-tiba nama Salaka masuk sebagai salah satu peserta bersama temannya, Sabrina. Mereka berdua menjadi perwakilan kelas 5-2 di ajang pemilihan Putri Kebaya. "Kok namaku bisa masuk sih? Ini pasti salah, deh." Salaka mulai te…
Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. Maleeka does whatever she can to try and fit in and fly under the radar. But it's never enough. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see …
Kelas ekstrakurikuler memasak di sekolah Deandra hanya diikuti oleh beberapa siswasaja. Kelas memasak adalah kelas yang cukup eksklusif karena siswa yang ikut di sini adalah anak-anak yang memiliki privilege dalam dunia memasak dari keluarga mereka. Sementara Deandra, hanyalah seorang anak yang lahir dari Mamanya yang memupuskan harapannya sendiri untuk menjadi chef. Mampukah Deandra bertahan d…
Pintu kamar Calianna terbuka. Ia buru-buru menyembunyikan ponselnya di bawah selimut dan kembali tidur. Mama hanya melongok sebentar, lalu kembali keluar. “Suaramu terlalu keras, Calia.” Calianna menegur dirinya sendiri. Setelah memastikan keadaan aman, Calianna kembali bangun dan memainkan ponselnya lagi. Tanpa terasa, waktu sudah menunjukkan pukul 12 malam. “Hah, udah jam…
Being alone is something Raymond is used to. Twelve-year-old Raymond Hurley has never had a place to call home. His free-wheeling parents move their family from town to town, and he’s living in a trailer in a brand-new state when one day, they just up and abandon him. All alone with nothing but a duffle bag full of clothes and his reliable pup, Rosie, he is forced to live in the woods behi…
Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip—especially about the new boy, Leku—twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu—Swahili for "seed". When Mbegu’s mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths—one elephant …
A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice. All light in Chattana is created by one man — the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them…
Seumur hidupnya Alif tidak pernah menginjak tanah di luar ranah Minangkabau. Masa kecilnya dilalui dengan berburu durian runtuh di rimba Bukit Maninjau. Tiba-tiba dia harus melintas punggung Sumatera menuju sebuah desa di pelosok Jawa Timur. Ibunya ingin dia menjadi Buya Hamika walau Alif ingin menjadi Habibie. Dengan setengah hati dia mengikuti perintah ibunya: belajar di pondok. Di hari pe…
Erik's mum is juggling the challenge of two small babies, plus the recent death of her husband due to COVID-19. Both these factors affect teenage Erik too, struggling with homework as the babies continually cry or his mum needs help. When the difficulties at home affect Erik's behaviour at school and he gets in with the wrong crowd, Erik is tempted to earn some easy money. . . But this kind …