Recs if you like Aya: Life in Yop City (Aya #1-3)...

“Take the map of Africa, place Europe and America together and there's still room left. Why be a sunflower and turn toward the sun? I myself am the sun!” - Ousmane Sembène

1-3 books (mostly fiction, some nonfiction) from or about each of the 54 countries in the African continent. Listed by country from Algeria to Zimbabwe. (Unfortunately, no books for Niger included). The first book listed is a book by a Kenyan writer that encompasses why this list exists.

A variety of books recommended by a librarian (appropriate for students aged 11-16 as well).

Stories beautifully told in comic book form, poetry & verse