The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

306 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography science emotional reflective slow-paced

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Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba...

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inspiring 90%
informative 70%
hopeful 65%
emotional 49%
reflective 25%
sad 18%
adventurous 15%
challenging 13%
funny 10%
dark 6%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
relaxing 3%

Pace

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slow 26%
fast 15%

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