NABI

243pp., paperback, Durban 2023

Teen novel.

Elena Song, born and orphaned in South Africa, is adopted by wealthy Korean parents. As a teenager she moves to Korea with her parents. As the only black girl at her new school she experiences bullying and elitism - until she teams up with another outcast student.

Journalist Thou Seopa grew up in Mamelodi. She works in the NGO sector.