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2022., Adolescent, Carolrhoda LAB Call No: HISTORICAL F ATT Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?
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[2013], Primary, Schwartz & Wade Books Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An Arab girl of the Sahara who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.
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By Barron, Rena[2019]., HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FANTASY F BAR Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Born into a family of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. But each year she fails to call forth her ancestral powers, while her ambitious mother watches with growing disapproval. There's only one thing Arrah hasn't tried, a deadly last resort: trading years of her own life for scraps of magic. Until the Kingdom's children begin to disappear, and Arrah is desperate to find the culprit. She uncovers something worse. The long-imprisoned Demon King is stirring. And if he rises, his hunger for souls will bring the world to its knees...unless Arrah pays the price for the magic to stop him"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Kome, Erhu[2024]., Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company Call No: FANTASY F KOM Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In this mesmerizing fantasy rooted in Urhobo and West African folklore, sixteen-year-old Naborhi longs for a life away from her small, traditional clan in Kokori. But as her rite of passage approaches and she is betrothed to an arrogant young man, Naborhi feels her dreams slipping away from her. Then Naborhi becomes bonded to a mysterious animal and begins having harrowing visions of a kidnapped boy. She soon meets Atai, the son of an Oracle from a rival queendom, and learns that she is being guided by the gods. She and Atai, along with Naborhi's eager-for-adventure cousin, Tamunor, set off across the continent to rescue the mysterious boy. But when they find him--and find out his true identity--Naborhi realizes there is more than just her freedom at stake: she must stop a war that has already been set in motion.
