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Children of the Quicksands

Children of the Quicksands - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Efua TraoréAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2022-07-26Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Chicken HouseISBN-13:9781338781922ISBN-10:1338781928UPC:9781338781922Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure, People & PlacesBook Topic:AfricaSize:8.80 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCZC05GC6S

A richly imagined magical adventure set in West Africa by a prize-winning new voice in children's writing, Children of the Quicksands introduces readers to Yoruba myths and legends while showcasing the wealth of culture, traditions, adventure, joy, pride, and love found in Nigeria.

In a remote Nigerian village, thirteen-year-old Simi is desperate to uncover a family secret. Ajao is nothing like Lagos -- no cells phones, no running water or electricity. Not a single human-made sound can be heard at night, just the noise of birds and animals rustling in the dark forest outside. Her witchlike grandmother dispenses advice and herbal medicine to the village, but she's tight lipped about their family history. Something must have happened, but what?

Determined to find out, Simi disobeys her grandmother and goes exploring only to find herself sinking in the red quicksand of a forbidden lake and into the strange parallel world that lies beneath. It must have been a dream... right?

Wrong. Something isn't right. Children are disappearing and it's up to Simi to discover the truth.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Chicken HouseISBN-13:9781338781922ISBN-10:1338781928UPC:9781338781922Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure, People & PlacesBook Topic:AfricaSize:8.80 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCZC05GC6S
Efua Traoré is a Nigerian-German author who grew up in a small town in Nigeria. For as long as she can remember, her head was filled with little stories, but it was not until much later that she began to write them down. Children of the Quicksands is her debut novel.
Publisher: Chicken House

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