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Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595
The Royal Diaries Series Book #6 of 20 in publication order (switch to alphabetical order)
Author: Patricia McKissack

Book Info

Published on September 1, 2000
Age Group: 8 - 13 years
Reading Level: AR: 5.6 (3.0 Points, Quiz #43740)
GLE: 5.9
Lexile® measure: 820L

Summary:
Presents the fictional diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.

Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
I am Nzingha. My father, who is Ndambi Kiluanji, the Ngola of the Mbundu kingdom of Ndongo, has a favorite saying: "The best way to defeat an enemy is to understand his ways." I repeat the proverb to myself each time I write in Portuguese, the language of our bitter enemy.

Back Cover:
First Month of Mbangala: The Season When the Grass is Burned
So here I am in the garden, writing...if these words have magic, then I will use them to plot and plan a way to drive the Portuguese from our Land. And maybe one day my pages will tell others that I, Nzingha, First Daughter of Kiluanji, was a Mbundu, one of a powerful people who are free and unafraid to fight for our beloved homeland of Ndongo in the Kwanza River Valley.

Later the Same Evening
My sisters have found me. Kifunji cannot resist teasing. She gives a big laugh. "Writing is good for you, sister. To see you sitting quietly is such a rare pleasure. lsn't it better than hurling a spear, or wrestling some boy to the ground?"...I am accused of being independent. It is true, I suppose, for I would rather be kept in an open basket than a lukata - a box.

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