Bound To Stay Bound

		Children of the quicksands  Author: Traore, Efua  Publisher:  Scholastic (2022)  Classification: Fiction  Physical Description: 285 p.,  21 cm  BTSB No: 886801  ISBN: 9781338781922  Ages: 8-12  Grades: 3-7  Subjects:  African mythology -- Fiction  Missing children -- Fiction  Family life -- Fiction  Quicksand -- Fiction
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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.