Duma: The Movie Novel

Duma: The Movie Novel by Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780060774509.

A boy and his cheetah Xan has always loved animals. At home on his parents farm in South Africa, he has lots of pets, including a parrot, several lizards, and a snake. When he and his dad find a cheetah cub lost by the side of the road, they dont hesitate to add him to the family. They name the cub Duma, the Swahili word for cheetah, and Duma and Xan are soon inseparable. But when tragedy strikes, Xan is forced to come to terms with something his dad always told him: one day Duma would need to go home to the wild. Join Xan and Duma as they set off on an adventure-filled journey across the wilderness of southern Africa that will change both of them forever.