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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

Moleleki, Tumelo

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 1990983138
ISBN13: 9781990983139
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Apr 15 2021
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ntataiseng is a fourteen-year-old girl who is preoccupied with school, friends and boys. She is ambitious but cautious. Her life was quite normal until her mother fell ill suddenly. She had to take a break from her schooling in order to become a like wife to her father and like a mother to her two younger siblings.Tlotliso, her brother, is a charming and responsible younger brother who does his chores without much protestation. Thatohatsi, the baby of the family, is a nine-year-old prima donna. She won't do anything without a fight. She tries her sister's patience.Their father is a man who has parented from the shadows. Letting his wife do all the rearing and disciplining. He was content to live this way until that fateful day when his wife fell ill and left him to raise the children alone. When he denies his daughter an once-in-a-lifetime chance, he is unprepared for the chain reaction effect that follows this decision.Dramatic events unfold during the days leading up to the funeral and a fight ensues between father and daughter, resulting in a separation. Her grandmother is draconian, but Ntataiseng's pride will not let her go back home, because then her father wins.Follow their turbulent journey as they each find a way to cope with their loss and carry on with their lives.

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