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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 13 books in this booklist
£7.99 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781398505087 | ISBN 10: 1398505080
Black Panther meets Percy Jackson in this action-packed and empowering middle-grade superhero series about a British-Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers. Soon to be a feature film with a major streamer! I close ... more
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£7.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781913322366 | ISBN 10: 191332236x
In a remote Nigerian village, thirteen-year-old Simi is desperate to uncover a family secret... City girl Simi is sent to stay with her long-lost grandmother in a remote Nigerian village. There's no TV, internet or phone. Not a single human-mad ... more
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£6.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781406388923 | ISBN 10: 1406388920
Three charming stories about a young girl who lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Too Small Tola is just the right size to fit under the bed ... more
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£5.99 paperback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781406388916 | ISBN 10: 1406388912
Tola may be small, but she's very determined. Three delightful stories about Too Small Tola, a young girl who, though small, is very determined. Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, ... more
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£11.99 hardback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781406371086 | ISBN 10: 1406371084
B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba! Baby’s brother is getting ready to take a basket of bananas all the way to Baba’s bungalow in the next village. He will have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, ... more
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£7.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781445142432 | ISBN 10: 1445142430
The moving story of how one ordinary bicycle can change lives across the world. As soon as Aliseta sees the red bicycle, she knows it's the one for her. But she doesn't know that Big Red has travelled across the ocean from America, where it once ... more
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£12.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780996001601 | ISBN 10: 0996001603
Set in Accra, Ghana, The Ghanaian Goldilocks is a modern twist on the classic Goldilocks fairytale. Like traditional kente cloth, West African culture and themes are woven seamlessly into the story of a boy with sun lightened hair named Kofi, better ... more
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£5.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781406327939 | ISBN 10: 140632793x
A funny, heartwarming story set in modern-day Zambia. One morning twelve-year-old Fred wakes up with an unaccountable sense of foreboding, which his friend Bul-Boo, one of the twins from next door, insists is just in his imagination. However, ... more
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£7.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781406338416 | ISBN 10: 1406338419
A beautiful, vibrant story, with rich colours and words that sing right off the page. This is the first picture book featuring Anna Hibiscus and she is very happy in it! So happy, in fact, that she can�t quite decide what to do with herself!! ... more
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£6.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780857071309 | ISBN 10: 0857071300
Imagine you live in a small Kenyan village, where the sun rises over tall trees filled with doves. When the rooster crows, it's time to wake up and after greeting Mama 'Hodi', you step into her hut for some porridge. Your task today is to watch over ... more
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£7.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780141323282 | ISBN 10: 0141323280
In my old school, we had fighting, no pool and there'd be vicious matches against the other schools...I miss all that stuff! Moving to Africa is the worst thing that has ever happened to Benny Shaw. No one plays hurling (the best game on ... more
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£4.99 paperback (1999) - ISBN 13: 9780859537841 | ISBN 10: 0859537846
Salamatu's goat follows her to school, leading to a series of misadventures. Provides an insight into life in Ghana and allows comparisons to our own country. Published in conjunction with Action Aid. ... more
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£6.99 paperback (1997) - ISBN 13: 9780140563535 | ISBN 10: 0140563539
Ahmed drives his donkey cart through the streets of Cairo, delivering butane gas cylinders to his father's customers. He knows everyone and has a part to play in the life of the city. He is proud to be strong enough to help his family, but most of al ... more
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