Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: the Story of an African Childhood

I just finished Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: the Story of an African Childhood by Robin Scott. I really enjoyed it. For someone like me with a typical middle class American upbringing, Scott's account of her childhood in Africa was quite fascinating. Scott's parents -- educated and loving, but eccentric -- moved their family to Botswana when she was 7 years old. Her father was a bush doctor who traveled to villages by plane. Her mother home schooled Scott and her siblings until high school.

Scott's stories are warm and funny and she skillfully weaves her insights on the local culture and attitudes into her accounts. Her adventures/misadventures are remarkable and fun. 

-Natalie