Children of the Quicksands

Children of the Quicksands

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Simi is sent to stay with her grandmother in a remote village deep in the forests of Nigeria. Witch-like and tight-lipped about the past, her grandmother hints at a tragic family secret - but won't tell Simi the truth. Simi is desperate to discover it for herself, but it's only when she's caught in the red quicksand of a forbidden lake that her adventure truly begins.

Along with new friends, Jay and Bubu, Simi must bring her family back together and restore peace to the village.

Winner of the 2019 Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, Children of the Quicksands is a richly imagined magical realist adventure set in West Africa by a new voice in children’s writing, Efua Traoré.

recommended age 9 years plus

Adventure, Fantasy & Family

Efua Traoré

288 pages

H: 198mm W: 135mm Spine: 21mm

Weight: 220 grams