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The story follows a boy taken into slavery and sold to a king. After enduring hardship, he earns his freedom and later returns to confront the trader responsible for his captivity and the broader practice of child slavery.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Kola Onadipe
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