Children of the Quicksands - Efua Traore 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Reading age : 8 - 12 years
Grade level : 3 - 7
Publisher : Chicken House (July 26, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1338781928
ISBN-13 : 978-1338781922
Children of the Quicksands Hardcover – July 26, 2022
by Efua Traoré (Author)
Sunday Times Best Book for Children 2021
A Guardian Best Book for Children 2021
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
“A beautifully evoked story.” -- The Telegraph
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.
About the Author
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.
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