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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1994
  • Latest Book:
    May 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Rugendo Rhino Club

Kenyan Chronicles (Jun-1994)
Mystery of Poison Arrow Tree (Jun-1996)
Test of Tribal Challenge (Jun-1996)

Book List in Order: 10 titles






  • Drawing upon a local tribe's coming-of-age ritual, Dean's dad revises the rites into a special challenge for Dean's twelfth birthday. Yet the twelve tests of manhood are only the beginning as Matt, Dean, Dave and Jon investigate thefts around the mis...



  • When vehicles begin disappearing, the guys of the Rugendo Rhinos club go on the hunt. Jill and a few girls from school are determined to solve the case before the guys. It's not long before both groups find themselves trapped in a life-threatening co...



  • The missionary dads of the Rhinos take them hunting near the Ewaso Ngiro River in Kenya. But the hunting isn't the only excitement they find. They find signs of a gang of poachers, then Matt and Jon are captured. Even with the help of Jill and the Ch...



  • When the Rhinos accidentally stumble across a secret African oathing ceremony, they know they must forget what they've seen . . . or else. Before they know what's happening, Matt is kidnapped right out from under the noses of his friends. It's again ...



  • After his parents drop him off at a boarding school in Kenya as a young boy, Clay crosses the threshold into an unknown and often-hostile world. Ox, the captain of the rugby team, rescues Clay from the paddling machine and becomes his mentor. Titch, ...







  • The Christmas Calamity is the title of the first story in this collection of twelve short stories featuring the Rugendo Rhino Club from Kenya. Following the first calamity while on a Christmas Eve hike, something always seems to go wrong at Christmas...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shel Arensen has published 10 books.

Shel Arensen does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Rugendo Rhinos and the Christmas Calamity, was published in May 2023.

The first book by Shel Arensen, Kenyan Chronicles, was published in June 1994.

Yes. Shel Arensen has 1 series.