International Association of School Librarianship (IASL)

2003 Annual Conference, Durban, South Africa, 7-11 July 2003

A I D S AND HIV and School Libraries

FICTION BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Arrick, Fran What You Don't Know Can Kill You. Bantam, New York, 1992.

Banda, Anson The Shattered Dream. Longman Zambia, Lusaka, 1997.

Barnard, Patricia, The Breadwinner. (Macmillan Boleswa AIDS Awareness Programme). Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Barnard, Patricia, Tough Training. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1993.

Bess, Clayton The Mayday Rampage. Lookout Press, Sacramento, California, 1993.

Branndt, Marianna, The Food of Love. (Macmillan Boleswa AIDS Awareness Programme). Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1993.

Brenda Has a Dragon in her Blood. Biblionef, Cape Town, 2005. [Book published in 11 languages]

Chilele, Mary Chintu, The Innocent Victim. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Chimeloane, Rrekgetsi, To be Like Sizwe. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Cunningham, David and Cunningham, Janet, Adventure Unlimited: Lifeskills for an AIDS-Free Generation. Scripture Union, Bulawayo, 1993.

Davis, Deborah My Brother Has AIDS. Atheneum, New York, 1994.

Dow, Unity, Far and Beyon'. Longman Botswana, Gaborone, 2000.

Durant, Penny Raife When Heroes Die. Atheneum, New York, 1992.

Ellis, Deborah, The Heaven Shop. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004. (Set in Malawi)

Evans, Margaret, A Bitter Lesson. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Evans, Margaret, Too Late. Macmillan Boleswa, Johannesburg, 1992.

Fox, Jane, Nkosi's Story. Spearhead, Johannesburg, 2000.

Fox, Paula The Eagle Kite. Orchard Books, New York, 1995.

Gleitzman, Morris Two Weeks With the Queen. Pan, Sydney, 1990.

Grattan, Valerie. Bad News Boy. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek, 1993; Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1993.

Gattan, Valerie. Lost and Found. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1993.

Henning, Mankell (translated by Anna Patterson) Playing With Fire. Allen & Unwin, 2002.

Hoffman, Alice At Risk. Macmillan, London, 1988; Berkeley Publishing Group, 1988.

Huser, Glen Touch of the Clown. Groundwood Books, Toronto, 1999.

In My Life: Youth Stories and Poems About HIV and AIDS. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of AIDS, Pretoria, 2003. (True stories)

Kala, Violet, Waste Not Your Tears. Boabab, Harare, 1994.

Kaye, Marilyn Real Heroes. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1993.

Kerr, M.E. Night Kites. Harper and Row, London, 1996.

Kitching, Garth, The Bracelet. UmSinsi Press, 2000.

Koertge, Ron The Arizona Kid. Joy Street -- Little Brown, Boston, 1988.

Levy, Marilyn Rumors and Whispers. Fawcett Juniper, New York, 1990.

MacFarlane, Aiden and McPherson, Ann Me and My Mates. Pan, London, 1991.

McGregor, Beverley Pink Balloons: The Story of a Young AIDS Sufferer. Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1995.

Malan, Robin. In the Fast Lane. Lane Maskew Miller Longman, 1998.

Mankell, Henning. Playing With Fire. Allen and Unwin, 2002.

Matanda, Eric Mzimkulu, A Wasted Future. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Matchaba, Patrice, Deadly Profit. David Phillip, Claremont, 2000.

Mazibuko, Nokuthula, In the Fast Lane. (Siyagruva Series). New Africa Books, Cape Town, 2003.

Miklowitz, Gloria D. Goodbye Tomorrow. Delacorte, New York, 1987; Lions Teen Tracks, London, 1987.

Minchin, Adele The Beat Goes On. Livewire, London, 2001.

Mosedame, Billy, Silent Bomb. Macmillan Botswana, Gaborone, 2000. (Poetry)

Mpanza, Alex, A Taste of Melting Chocolate. (Macmillan Boleswa AIDS Awareness Programme). Macmillan Boleswa Publishers, Manzini, 1992.

Mweembe, Mutinta Oakinah, Moraa's Fate. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Ndaba, Nolufefe, The Wise Dreamer. (Macmillan Boleswa AIDS Awareness Programme). Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Nelson, Theresa, Earthshine. Orchard Books, New York, 1994.

Ng'uni, Beauty C.C., Sugar Mummy. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Ngwenya, Gladys, Silver Roses. (Macmillan Boleswa AIDS Awareness Programme). Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek, 1992; Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Ngwenya, Gladys, Ten Rand and a Dress. (Macmillan Boleswa AIDS Awareness Programme). Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Nondo, Caleb, Lethal Virus. Macmillan Botswana, Gaborone, 1997.

Nondo, Caleb, A Deadly Twist of Fate. Macmillan, Gaborone, 1999.

Nyaywa, Kekelwa, The Plague at my Door. Ravan Press, Randburg, 1996.

Petkovic, Daniella, Maria Kokoris and Monica Kalinowska Livin' Large. Pan Macmillan, Sydney, 1994.

Pfotenhauer, Linda, Two Brothers. Macmillan Botswana, Gaborone, 1990.

Pfotenhauer, Linda, Regrets. (AIDS Awareness Programme). Macmillan Botswana in collaboration with the Botswana Red Cross Society, Gaborone, 1993.

Phiri, Adelaide Hilda, The Insect. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Rathbone, Gary, The Final Whistle. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Sakala, Chiole Mariatte, The Shimmering Light. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Shiyanga, John, A Shadow in the Night. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Siandula, Hugh, The Botswana Schools HIV / AIDS Information Booklet. Artmania, Gaborone, 2002.

Simms, Howard, Falling Star. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1994. Swaziland edition (adapted for Swaziland by Thoko Nhlabatsi and Thulile Msane). (AIDS Awareness Programme for Swaziland). Legal Resource Centre, Johannesburg (originally published 1992).

Stratton, Allan, Chanda's Secrets. Annick Press, Toronto, 2004. (A teen novel set in southern Africa)

Tabo, Emily, The Truck Driver's Love. Macmillan Boleswa, Mannzini, 1992.

Ure, Jean There's Always Danny. Corgi Freeway, London, 1989.

Van Dijk, Lutz, Stronger Than the Storm. (Translated from the German). New York, 2000; Maskew Miller Longman, Cape Town, 2000.

Wertheim, Steve, The Fruit of Betrayal. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Williams, Paul, Loverboy. Macmillan Boleswa, Manzini, 1992.

Zimba, Sylvester, Catherine's Sugar Daddy. Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

Zimba, Sylvester, Take Care. (HIV / AIDS Awareness Fiction). Longman Kenya, Nairobi, 2001.

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Last Updated 23 June 2005