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Gr 3–7—North Carolinian Kwame Powell, 12, travels to Ghana for a funeral, then gets sucked into the Ghanaian mythological underworld. After chasing a monkey spirit who has stolen the dashiki sewn for him by his late grandmother, Kwame finds himself in the Realms of Asamando, just in time for an election. Asase Yaa (Mother Earth) has died, leaving behind ecological instability; now Asase's sons Tano and Nansi are fighting for power. Can Kwame process his grief, find Asase's widower (the Sky god Nyame), stop Tano and Nansi, and save the planet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More