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Nana is sent to live with her grandmother in Ghana for the summer, where she learns about the trickster Ananse who lives in the forest surrounding her home and the threats to the natural landscape from greedy contractors. Nana and her new friends determinedly set out to stop the contractors and receive help from an unexpected ally.

A wealthy teenager named Abena's world is turned upside down when she meets Faiza, a Muslim migrant worker, while working at her auntie's shop in Makola Market. The two soon form an unlikely friendship, and they both learn from each other's experiences.

"Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favorite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this wonderful gift?"--Provided by publisher.

"An intelligent and funny debut about a relatable, indomitable heroine: a young seamstress in Ghana who agrees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept, illuminating what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world"--Provided by publisher.

In 1979, Astrid and her family struggle to adjust to life in Ghana, where her father is helping with the country's first democratic election, and where political upheaval has put them at risk.

"[Profiles the life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah.] Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people -- but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability"--OCLC.

"The story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist"--OCLC.

Looks at cultural traditions in Ghana, covering a variety of holidays and festivals.

"The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From here on in she would be known as Sankofa--a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past. Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks-alone, except for her fox companion-searching for the object that came from the sky and gave itself to her when the meteors fell and when she was yet unchanged; searching for answers. But is there a greater purpose for Sankofa, now that Death is her constant companion?"--Provided by publisher.

"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath Effia in the Castle's women's dungeon, and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, where she will be sold into slavery"--Provided by publisher.