7years Old SA Girls's Novel Makes World History

Ask the little girl who she is, she’d introduce herself as
Michelle Nkamankeng and say: “I am a humble
little girl who is an author. I am confident in
myself and inspiring young children to follow
their dreams.”
To the world, however, she’s much more than
who she say she is. She’s the youngest author
to gain the top 10 youngest writers spot in the
world.
As culled from an EWN report, seven-year-old
Michelle Nkamankeng made history as the
youngest author from the African continent to
make it in the top 10 youngest writers in the
world.


• Michelle Nkamankeng (right) with her book


The young author, wrote the book at the age of
six. She said the story was about a little girl
called Titi and her family who lived far away
from the beach.
“One day they went to the beach but she was
afraid of the waves and her family helped her to
conquer her fear,” Nkamankeng related.
The novel, Waiting for the Waves is the first part
of a four series. And was launched at Wits
University’s education campus in Parktown.