But it isn’t just sports that he excels at, he can come up with a rap song on the spot and has a hilarious idea for an assignment that involves bringing your favourite traditional food to school. He can’t wait to see the teacher’s reaction after the whole class experiences the effects of eating samp and beans!
If there’s one thing Morena takes seriously it is being the captain of his school’s softball team. He is good at pitching and his twin sister Rorisang is an excellent batter. But their team keeps losing! Morena isn’t scared of a challenge, he’ll try his best at any game to be a superstar. How can he help his team to do their best?
A heart-warming story that celebrates family, friendship and working together.
Refiloe Moahloli is passionate about writing stories that bring out the best in the human spirit, stories where children and the inner child in adults can identify and celebrate themselves. Refiloe grew up in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Information Systems from the University of Witwatersrand and spent the early part of her career navigating the corporate world. An eye-opening assignment to Mumbai eventually led to her pursuing her dream of becoming a full-time writer. She currently lives and works in Johannesburg.
Katlego “Kat” Keokgale is a children's books illustrator and loves reading and watching anything with magic in it. She's also a wife and mother of two beautiful girls and loves sharing the work she does with them. She hopes to inspire many more black creatives to pursue children’s book illustration and grow the industry because there are so many amazing stories that need to be told.