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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

  • Cover image of book Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tola Okogwu
    Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun - by Tola Okogwu

    £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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  • Cover image of book Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traore
    Children of the Quicksands - by Efua Traore

    £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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  • Cover image of book Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinuke
    Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls - by Atinuke

    £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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  • Cover image of book Too Small Tola by Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu
    Too Small Tola - by Atinuke, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

    £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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  • Cover image of book B Is for Baby by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank
    B Is for Baby - by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

    £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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  • Cover image of book The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle by Jude Isabella, illustrated by Simone Shin
    The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle - by Jude Isabella, illustrated by Simone Shin

    £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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  • Cover image of book The Ghanaian Goldilocks by Dr Tamara Pizzoli, illustrated by Phil Howell
    The Ghanaian Goldilocks - by Dr Tamara Pizzoli, illustrated by Phil Howell

    £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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  • Cover image of book The Sleeping Baobab Tree by Paula Leyden
    The Sleeping Baobab Tree - by Paula Leyden

    £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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  • Cover image of book Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia
    Anna Hibiscus - by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia

    £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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  • Cover image of book For You Are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane, illustrated by Ana Juan
    For You Are a Kenyan Child - by Kelly Cunnane, illustrated by Ana Juan

    £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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  • Cover image of book Benny and Omar by Eoin Colfer
    Benny and Omar - by Eoin Colfer

    £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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  • Cover image of book Salamatu and Kandoni Go Missing by Steve Brace and Annie Kubler
    Salamatu and Kandoni Go Missing - by Steve Brace and Annie Kubler

    £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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  • Cover image of book The Day of Ahmed
    The Day of Ahmed's Secret - by Judith Heide Gilliland

    £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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