Moses Ose Utomi
Author
Publisher
Tordotcom/Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
87 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Set in a secondary world reminiscent of Saharan Africa, Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy's epic quest to bring water back to his city and save his mother's life. They say there is no water in the City of Lies. They say there are no heroes in the City of Lies. They say there are no friends beyond the City of Lies. But would you believe what they say in the City of Lies? In the City of Lies, they cut out your...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
358 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Dirt, a retired elite female fighter, must enter the South God Bow tournament to protect her found family of younger sisters and their beloved Mud Fam.
Eat. Dance. Fight. This is the life of the girls who compete in the Isle's elite, all-female fighting sport of Bowing. At sixteen Dirt is old, and has retired from competition. She spends her days coaching the younger sisters of the Mud Fam and dreading her birthday, when she'll have...
