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A quest that takes two children and a goat on an adventure on the road! A funny, original story from a young, first time author. Figgy has two problems. One is her name. Nobody in Ghana has that name. The other is that her grandmother is ill and needs special medicine. Figgy can't do much about her name, but she can do something for Grandma Ama.
First publish date: 2014
Authors: Tamsin Janu
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