Children of the quicksands by Traore, Efua 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2022)

BTSB #: 886801 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 720

Genres: Family Life Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology

Subjects: African mythology - Fiction Missing children - Fiction Family life - Fiction Quicksand - Fiction

Summary: In a remote Nigerian village, thirteen-year-old Simi is desperate to uncover a family secret. Ajao is nothing like Lagos -- no cell phones, no running water or electricity. Her witchlike grandmother dispenses advice and herbal medicine to the village, but she's tight lipped about their family history. When Simi disobeys her grandmother and goes exploring to find out, she sinks in nearby quicksands and enters a parallel world. Children are disappearing and Simi must discover the truth.

Serwa Boateng's guide to vampire hunting [Serwa Boateng Volume: Book 1]by Brown, Roseanne A. 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Hyperion, 2022)

BTSB #: 158130 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 6.2 MG

Genres: Supernatural

Subjects: Vampires - Fiction Magic - Fiction African mythology - Fiction Ghanaians - United States - Fiction Good and evil - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Supernatural - Fiction

Summary: After her home is attacked by shapeshifting vampires, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng is sent to live with her aunt and cousin in Maryland, but the aspiring vampire hunter discovers that middle school is harder than it appears on television, especially when she has to avoid detention and turn her classmates into warriors before they become vampire food.

Serwa Boateng's guide to vampire hunting [Serwa Boateng Volume: Book 1]by Brown, Roseanne A. 

Paperback(Disney/Hyperion, 2023)

BTSB #: 158135 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 6.2 MG

Genres: Supernatural

Subjects: Vampires - Fiction Magic - Fiction African mythology - Fiction Ghanaians - United States - Fiction Good and evil - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Supernatural - Fiction

Summary: After her home is attacked by shapeshifting vampires, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng is sent to live with her aunt and cousin in Maryland, but the aspiring vampire hunter discovers that middle school is harder than it appears on television, especially when she has to avoid detention and turn her classmates into warriors before they become vampire food.

Serwa Boateng's guide to witchcraft and mayhem [Serwa Boateng Volume: Book 2]by Brown, Roseanne A. 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Hyperion, 2023)

BTSB #: 158134 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres: Supernatural

Subjects: Vampires - Fiction Magic - Fiction African mythology - Fiction Ghanaians - United States - Fiction Supernatural - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: In order to steal the Midnight Drum and free her powerful grandmother, twelve-year-old vampire Serwa deceptively collaborates with her rival Declan, a Slayer, but joining forces compels Serwa to confront truths about herself she has tried hard to deny.