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Akata warrior

2017
Now stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny Nwazue, along with her friends from the the Leopard Society, travel through worlds, both visible and invisible, to the mysterious town of Osisi, where they fight in a climactic battle to save humanity.

Stolen girls

survivors of Boko Haram tell their story
2017
"One night in April 2014, members of the terrorist organization Boko Haram raided the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria and abducted 276 young girls from the local boarding school. The event caused massive, international outrage"--Goodreads.

Born on a Tuesday

a novel
2015
In far northwestern Nigeria, a young boy named Dantala struggles in a society that is fractured by religious and political lines.

Oil on water

a novel
2011
Rufus, a young journalist, joins with his former hero, Zaq, whose journalistic heyday has passed, to find the kidnapped wife of a British oil executive and negotiate her release.

Meals in Nigeria

2017
In Meals in Nigeria, young readers will learn learn about the foods and cultural practices that make up mealtime in Nigeria.

Why the sky is far away

a folktale from Nigeria
1995
The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

The African trilogy

2010
Collects "Things Fall Apart," "No Longer at Ease," and "Arrow of God," all of which convey personal and moral struggles in the face of colonization and social change.

Rain and life in a Nigerian village

2010
Adamu, a boy who lives in Nigeria, tells how the weather changes from dry to rainy over the course ofthe year, and discusses the importance of rain to life in his village.

Fever!

The hunt for a new killer virus
1974
Vivid portrayal of the dangers posed to mankind as viruses continue to mutate, adapt themselves to changing conditions, and spread to other parts of the globe.

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