Status
Checked out
Due 4-10-2023
Call number
Genres
Collection
Publication
Chicken House (2021), Edition: 1, 288 pages
Description
Disobeying her witch-like grandmother when she becomes desperate to uncover a family secret, thirteen-year-old Simi goes exploring outside her remote Nigerian village where she discovers a strange parallel world after sinking into the red quicksand of a forbidden lake that holds the key to everything.
Awards
Children's Africana Book Award (Honor Book — Older Readers — 2023)
Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Shortlist — Younger Readers — 2022)
The White Ravens (2022)
CYBILS Awards (Finalist — 2022)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2021-01-09
Physical description
7.8 inches
ISBN
191332236X / 9781913322366
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