Finalist - Book Excellence Awards (2018) – Pre-Teen Fiction Category The third instalment of the award-winning Jaspa’s Journey series for strong middle grad

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Winner: Independent Press Awards (2021) – Juvenile Fiction Category Gold Winner: Elite Choice Awards (2020) – Children's Book (8-12) Category Honorable Ment

Originally published in 1940, this book contains a history of the West Coast of Africa from the invasion by the Portuguese in 1455 until 1938, when the area was