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First publish date: 1977
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Chinua Achebe
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A sweeping historical novel that traces the Biafran War through the intertwined lives of Nigerian characters Olanna, Ugwu, and Richard.

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A book about a flower thing

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πŸ“˜ Arrow of God
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In 1921, Iloro Nigeria's chief priest Ezeulu struggles to protect his Igbo traditions as British colonial rule and Christian influence clash, culminating in a tragic confrontation that challenges his authority and faith.

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πŸ“˜ We Need New Names
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In NoVioletβ€―Bulawayo’s debut novel, Darling and her friends in the small Zimbabwean town of Paradise smile for strangers while navigating theft, charity gifts, and pop‑culture dreams of America and Britain.

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πŸ“˜ Let the drum speak
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πŸ“˜ The Book of Not
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πŸ“˜ The drum
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πŸ“˜ Anthills of the savannah
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A vivid portrayal of post‑colonial Nigeria, the novel juxtaposes city life and tribal unrest, exploring drought, political power struggles, and the influence of the petroleum industry on modern Africa.

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πŸ“˜ The riddle of the drum
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Anxious to keep his daughter from marrying, a king announces that no man may marry his daughter unless he guesses the kind of leather used in a drum made by a wizard.

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πŸ“˜ Talking drums
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A collection of traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa, written in or translated into English, that expresses the spirit and history of this region.

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