SECRET LIVES

93pp., paperback, Siyagruva series, New Africa Books, Cape Town, 2024

ISBN: 9781485641421

The Siyagruva series of teen novels is aimed at second language English readers.

Brunette is struggling with her Community Outreach task of visiting a disagreeable old man; and when Mncedisi goes missing the Siyagruvers learn about the process of ukuthwasa, the initiation process for a person chosen by their ancestors to become a sangoma (traditional healer).