The following is a list of secondary sources that you may find helpful when teaching a unit on third world countries, the novel Nectar in a Sieve, or common themes found within the novel.

Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World
By: Bill Bigelow Bob Peterson

Things Fall Apart
By: Chinua Achebe

Tsotsi
By: Athol Fugard

So Long a Letter
By: Mariama Ba

Petals of Blood
By: Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Moses Isegawa


Desert Flower: The Extrordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad
By: Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller


The Dark Child
By: Camara Laye

Under the Persimmon Tree
By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
By: Rigoberta Menchu

Cry the Beloved Country
By: Alan Paton