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One Chance Dance
AdventureA heartwarming, exciting story of friendship, wonder and dance from Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Efua Traore! Jomi’s mum left when he was little to make a new life for them in Lagos, the city of dreams. When Jomi doesn’t hear from her, he decides to follow. His only starting place is a TV dance competition that his mum used to love.
Things go badly for the boy and his pet bushbaby, until he meets a crew of street kids. Together, they come up with a one-chance idea to find Jomi’s mother – and make their own dreams come true. A brand new novel full of joy and wonder by the author of Children of the Quicksands, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize A contemporary adventure of destiny, friendship and dance set in the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria Jomi hopes to find his missing mum by dancing on a TV talent show in a story which offers emotional pull and a lot of fun! PRAISE FOR CHILDREN OF THE QUICKSANDS: ‘A joy of a book: rich, warm, powerful storytelling’ KATHERINE RUNDELL ‘A thrilling adventure bright with the gorgeous colours of Nigeria – glorious!’ JASBINDER BILAN ‘An excellent book …
rich in tradition and realism.’ HANNAH GOLD ‘[A] beautifully evoked story’ THE TELEGRAPH
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Nika –
After an argument with his aunty, Jomi decides to leave his uncle’s house and follow his mum to Lagos. But once he gets there, he realises that finding her in such a huge city will be much harder than he thought. Luckily, he meets a group of poor children who let him stay with them. They come up with a big plan to win a televised dance competition that Jomi knows his mum always watches – that way she will see he is in Lagos and will come find him. It is lucky that Jomi has a bush baby, Ghost, at his side, because there are many obsctacles to his reunion with mum.
Set in rural Nigeria, and later in Lagos, this book will make you think about how people in other parts (i.e. not Western part) of the world live, that despite our problems and dissatisfaction with the way things are, it can’t compare to life of ordinary people in many places in Africa, where there is no respect for human rights and the law is in the hands of corporations and people with money. That said, it’s not a preachy read, and definitely very enjoyable and fast-paced, with loads of funny as well as sad moments. Suitable for 9+