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LITERATURE · LEARN WITH ALICIA

Find your book.
Choose your support.
Start learning.

Use clear story guides, character support, themes, literary techniques, essay help and guided practice for the set books that are ready now.

Choose your set book → Start with Weep Not, Child

✦ Read the book first. Use the Lab to understand, analyse and practise.

African secondary-school students reading and discussing literature together
6focused rooms
for stronger answers

THE SET-BOOK SHELF

Choose your set book

Open the book that is ready now, and see what is coming next.

NOVELWeep Not,
ChildTHE SET BOOK LAB
AVAILABLE SET BOOK

Weep Not, Child

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Follow the story, understand the characters and practise responding to questions.

Find your resources →
NOVELCarcass for
HoundsTHE SET BOOK LAB
UPCOMING NOVEL

Carcass for Hounds

Meja Mwangi

A tense story of resistance, loyalty and survival.

Coming soon
NOVELRebel Without
a GunTHE SET BOOK LAB
UPCOMING NOVEL

Rebel Without a Gun

Robert Odong

Courage and conviction tested in a changing society.

Coming soon

Upcoming titles are shown as a roadmap. They will become clickable only when their learning materials are ready.

WEEP NOT, CHILD

Choose your next step

Move from the story to deeper analysis, build your writing, then practise answering independently.

1

Story Guide

Follow the important events and understand why they matter.

Start with the story →
 2

Character Analysis

Explore the choices, relationships and development of key characters.

Meet the characters →
 3

Themes Room

Connect the text's major ideas to characters and events.

Explore the ideas →
 4

Literary & Writing Techniques

See how the writer uses language and structure to shape meaning.

Study the writing →
 5

Essay Help

Build arguments, organise paragraphs and write stronger responses.

Build your response →
 6

Scenario Practice

Use what you have learned to answer guided questions.

Try the questions →

OFFLINE PILOT · WEEP NOT, CHILD

Take this book with you.

Save the six learning rooms on this device, then read and practise even when your connection disappears.

  • Story guide and important events
  • Characters, themes and literary techniques
  • Essay support and scenario-practice guidance

Good to know: Tally forms and assignment submission still need internet.

Open my offline library

Connect to the internet once to save these resources.

AMINATA

Choose your next step

Move from the story to deeper analysis, build your writing, then practise answering independently.

1

Story Guide

Follow the important events and understand why they matter.

Start with the story →
 2

Character Analysis

Explore the choices, relationships and development of key characters.

Meet the characters →
 3

Themes Room

Connect the text's major ideas to characters and events.

Explore the ideas →
 4

Literary & Writing Techniques

See how the writer uses language and structure to shape meaning.

Study the writing →
 5

Essay Help

Build arguments, organise paragraphs and write stronger responses.

Build your response →
 6

Scenario Practice

Use what you have learned to answer guided questions.

Try the questions →

ONE SIMPLE ROUTE

Read. Understand. Practise.

Use the resources in order, or open only the support you need today.

01Read the novel
→
02Use the guide
→
03Answer independently