A powerful, haunting debut that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore by an award-winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker, shortlisted for the Branford Boase award 2018 and nominated for the CILIP Carnegie award.
Sante was a baby when she was washed ashore in a sea-chest laden with treasure. It seems she is the sole survivor of the tragic sinking of a ship carrying migrants and refugees. Her people.
Fourteen years on she’s a member of Mama Rose’s unique and dazzling circus. But, from their watery grave, the unquiet dead are calling Sante to avenge them:
A bamboo flute. A golden bangle. A ripening mango which must not fall . . .
. . . are these the missing pieces of the jigsaw which will tell Sante’s story?
Tommy, Y7 says:
This is a great adventure story! Who can they trust? Is anyone who they claim to be? Probably not! It was a good mix of modern and past, with mutants and a circus struggling for survival.
Cerys, Y8 says:
This is a story of truth, bravery and trust. It has a sense of myth and modern. It’s enchanting and really highlights some issues in the world.
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