Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka: 1 (The Nkara Chronicles, 1)

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A group of "dragon hunters" from the Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) went to Gambia in the summer of 2006 to investigate the Ninki Nanka and take testimony from those who have claimed to have seen the mythical creature. One interviewee who claimed to have had an encounter with a Ninki Nanka said it looked similar to an image of a Chinese dragon. The expedition, known as the "J. T. Downes Memorial Gambia Expedition 2006", received a fair amount of media attention, including coverage in a BBC Online article. [1] We're giving 100 children the chance to read Yomi and the Fury of the Ninki Nanka before it hits bookshops in July.

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However, the children’s uncle won’t let them help in discovering what is going on so they take it upon themselves to find out what happened and save the dragon king.

I hope I'm a good example of what can happen when an author joins BookTrust Represents. The work BookTrust does is so fundamental. There should be ten BookTrusts! I just really appreciate BookTrust’s presence throughout my publishing career.”people will receive a copy of Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka written by Davina Tijani and illustrated by Adam Douglas-Bagley Yomi’s and Kayode’s holiday with Uncle Olu is not going as planned. While it’s obvious that their uncle had plans to sightsee and treat the siblings to a really fun experience, it seems he’s distracted and worried. What’s more, when Yomi and Kayode encourage him to talk about his research into the Nkara, Africa’s sacred and grand beasts, it’s obvious there’s more at hand. Could it be concerns about the Ninki Nanka? This river dragon was awarded the role of guardian of the Gambian river. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for winners not receiving the prize before stated publication date due to prize unavailability from the publisher, technical issue resulting in a delay from the publisher, or for any other reason. Andrew Aziza is a fifteen-year-old boy living in Kontagora in Northern Nigeria, who falls hopelessly in love with the first white girl he lays eyes on. But at the church party held to celebrate her arrival, multiple crises force him to go on a journey of self-discovery in the shadow of colonialism and communal violence in Nigeria.

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In a tradition where a widow must marry one of her late husband’s brothers, a young widow must make a choice. I’d never heard the legend about Ninki Nanka before so it was good to broaden my knowledge and find out about this mythical dragon that is supposed to live in the River Gambia. It was also intriguing to have a story set in The Gambia, the first in a children’s book for me. The sequel to the young adult fantasy novel Blood Scionfollows Sloane as she escapes Avalon with Baba and the surviving members of the Blades, but she is distraught when she reaches Ilé-Orisha—the Shadow Rebels’ hidden fortress—and sees a massacre. Raised by her stern, conservative mother and a chorus of aunts, headstrong Soila has lived a life of privilege in Nairobi. After a harrowing assault by a trusted family friend, she flees to New York for college, vowing never to return home. But ‘90s New York is not what she imagined. Love comes and she must decide whether to honour her Kenyan identity or to forge a life of her own design.

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