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Children of the QuicksandsEfua Traoré
Children of the Quicksands
by Efua Traoré
Sent from Lagos to a Nigerian village with no electricity, Simi is warned away from the forest, goes in, and finds the family secret in the water.
A story about children, families and witches and wizards, epic and spooky in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.
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- Mild peril
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