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Alexandria, the heroine of alexandria of africa by eric walters, is a teenager who has everything she wants but downplays her intelligence and resourcefulness in favour of makeup, designer clothes and material processions, until she gets caught shoplifting and is sent to kenya to help build a school. Beverly hills maasai alexandria of africa, book 2 by. The main character of the story is alexandria hyatt. Alexandria of africa for alexandria hyatt having a fabulous life is easy.
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When alexandria is arrested for shoplifting, having to drag herself into court to face a judge just seems like. Its the ultimate clash of cultures when nebala, a maasai warrior, leaves behind kenya and, with two fellow maasai, and crosses the world to compete in a marathon in the most famous zip code in the world. For alexandria hyatt having a fabulous life is easy. Hansens is a more conventional political history of. You cant put things in book and say youre hiding it.
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