Children of the Quicksands
Published on 26. July 2022
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-338-78192-2 (ISBN)
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Scholastic US
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-338-78192-2 (9781338781922)
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Person
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.