Flyaway Girl

Sent by her mother to the edge of the Niger to gather rushes for the Ceremony of Beginnings, Nsia encounters many distractions, until the ancestors’ spirits guide her on her way to becoming a wise little woman.

Related: Africa, Fiction, Ghana, Primary (ages 6-9)

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    string(15) "Grifalconi, Ann"
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    string(4) "1991"
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