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Zebra Crossing
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
6 posts | 2 read | 2 to read
Ghost. Ape. Living dead. Young and albino, Chipo has been called many things, but to her mother Zimbabwes most loyal Manchester United supporter she had always been a gift. On the eve of the World Cup, Chipo and her brother flee to Cape Town, hoping for a better life and to share in the excitement of the greatest sporting event ever to take place in Africa. But the Mother Citys infamous Long Street is a dangerous place for an illegal immigrant and an albino. Soon Chipo is caught up in a get-rich-quick scheme organised by her brother and the terrifying Dr Ongani. Exploiting gamblers superstitions about albinism, they plan to make money and get out of the city before rumours of looming xenophobic attacks become a reality. But their scheming has devastating consequences. Set in the underbelly of a pulsating Cape Town, Meg Vandermerwes Zebra Crossing is an arresting debut and a bold, lyrical imagining of what its like to live in another persons skin.
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jenniferw88
jenniferw88
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
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Smallest 🦓 crossing in the world?! 😂😂😂

AlaMich You could practically jump across that! 😆 6y
JennyM 😆😆😆 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
erzascarletbookgasm
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
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#PoetryMatters #Crossing

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LazyDays This is interesting!😊 Good pick 6y
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2BR02B
2BR02B
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
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My workplace held their annual healthcare conference this week, and because I work at the Disneyland of software companies that meant...a baby zebra petting zoo. 🦓 I don't know either. 🤷‍♀️

readordierachel Wow! That's random but delightful. 6y
2BR02B @readordierachel it was so fuzzy and soft! 10/10 would pet again. 6y
Velvetfur That's so gorgeous! It's great that they let you touch them, as I met some zebras once but we couldn't touch them, just look, they were dangerous, but they were adults so that might be the difference....or something! I'm happy for you though 😀 6y
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Reecaspieces Sounds awesome...I would rather have bring your dog(s) to work day....but to each his own! 6y
vivastory Zebras win out over team building exercises any day! 6y
2BR02B @Reecaspieces we have that every Friday. 6y
Reecaspieces @2BR02B well I officially hate you now....any openings there? 6y
2BR02B @Reecaspieces Yes... but you have to relocate to Wisconsin. 🤮 6y
RadicalReader @2BR02B Zebras are zeliously adorable 6y
saresmoore Makes total sense. If my husband‘s company did this, I might actually consider attending as a plus one. 6y
Reecaspieces @2BR02B yeah...I will take the southern humidity any day.. 6y
Leftcoastzen Zebras make me smile! 6y
Clare-Dragonfly Wow! That‘s excellent for employee mental health. Which I guess they really need in Wisconsin 😝 6y
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shawnmooney
shawnmooney
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
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Bailedbailed

Nope.

MayJasper I appreciate your frankness 8y
saresmoore Welp, the bad luck continues for Z books! Maybe you'd like to learn about Zoroastrianism or zombies? 8y
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shawnmooney
shawnmooney
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
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This is my third attempt at a book whose title begins with Z - two of my book challenges require such a reading task; I am adamant that I won't double up, i.e., won't count a book for more than one task or challenge; the list of books whose titles start with Z is very, very short; wish me luck!

julesG This part of the book sounds intriguing. Good luck with the challenge. 8y
ReadingEnvy Nnedi Okorafor's YA novels also feature an albino in Africa but do not start with Z
[tagged book]Akata Witch
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Lindy It intrigues me that you've decided not to count a book for more than one challenge. Do you make things difficult for yourself outside of your reading life as well? That's a personal question, so please forgive me if it's over the line. 8y
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saresmoore I'm trying to avoid doubling up, as well, but I'm also aiming to complete six reading challenges, so I'll probably only succeed at one or the other. 8y
LeahBergen @saresmoore @shawnmooney I'm a lazy doubling-up slob. 😂 8y
shawnmooney @Lindy I similarly like to challenge myself in the sex department. JOKE! 😂😂 You never have to worry about questions being too personal, but no I tend to be lazy as all get-out in the rest of my life yet do want to challenge myself to the max with these reading challenges. I would personally consider it just lazy and wrong if I used a book for more than one task. 8y
shawnmooney @saresmoore @LeahBergen Don't worry, I won't let on that I'm judging you—oops, I mean I WON'T JUDGE YOU. 😛 Actually, I think I'm going to skip all the reading challenges next year and instead challenge myself to read various literary prizes' complete shortlists. 8y
saresmoore @shawnmooney @LeahBergen That's my plan for next year, as well. It's an excuse to research various literary prizes and to buy more books from new authors. :) 8y
shawnmooney @saresmoore Yay! Let's buddy read our way through the shortlists! 8y
saresmoore That sounds wonderful! 8y
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IReadThereforeIBlog
IReadThereforeIBlog
Zebra Crossing | Meg Vandermerwe
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Meg Vandermerwe's debut literary YA focuses on the poverty and danger faced by illegal immigrants in South Africa and the particular horrors saved for those with albinism in a well-crafted novel more concerned with place and character than in providing an event-filled plot.