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The Black Heel (Peggy Oppong Novel)
Everything was going on smoothly for her and the future appeared secured until a shocking betrayal shatters everything Naomi had lived for. In the bleak darkness that follows she is forced to make a choice — to return to the past or wade towards the flickering light that beckoned her.
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The Green Sunset (Peggy Oppong Novel)
Her father deserted her when she was a baby and her mother, who scratched and scraped to put clothes on her back, was brutally murdered when she was a teenager. By the age of 21, Larley, the much sought-after beautiful lady, had it all – power, wealth, position and fame plus the one gift everyone coveted: Her ability to accurately foretell the future. This earns her several friends and foes.
Larley predicts an unusual spectacle of green sunset and along with it a dramatic change in several people’s fortunes. The fulfillment of this prediction sets in motion a series of events, which leaves everyone gaping.
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Echoes from the Past (Peggy Oppong Novel)
Phoebe courageously steps in to avert a near-clash between Barbara Fhanuelle, the affluent but caustic-tongued client and the salon owner. Barbara, driven by curiosity to learn more about Phoebe, invites her home. Phoebe meets two men at Barbara’s residence: Felix Newgate, old enough to be Phoebe’s father but a wealthy, handsome and highly-respected doctor who offers her financial security, a future of bliss and also has the active support of Barbara; and Ekow, Barbara’s only son, who is younger, makes Phoebe laugh and open up in a way no one else has done before.
But everyone, including Barbara, warns her to stay away from Ekow, who breaks women’s hearts.
Kwaku Amoa, the famous investigative journalist, is convinced the playing field is not level and undertakes to dig up dirt, from Newgate’s past to permanently shame and disqualify him.
The battle lines are drawn and it promises to be fierce.
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Rattling in the Closet
Suitable for reading by children above age 9, teenagers and young adults
It’s election term in St Felice and there is a tight race for prefects’ positions. Fun-loving Mercy is set to form a winning team with her best buddy Perry. That’s the plan –until the “phen-aah-menal” Salvina springs into the picture. Suddenly, no one in St Felice is certain of anything anymore.
Who is this girl, Salvina, anyway? Can Mercy and her friends afford to watch her trample on their dreams? Torn between truth and lies, how far will Mercy go to protect her hopes, her best friend, and her own carefully kept secret?
₵45.00Rattling in the Closet
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The Silver Spoon (Peggy Oppong Novel)
Sekyiwaa is a product of a broken home characterised by hardships, heartaches and deprivation. When she receives an all-expenses covered scholarship to study medicine overseas, she sees this not only as the realisation of her life’s ambition but also as the gateway to a bright future. She is determined that nothing will come between her and the fulfilment of this dream.
Sekyiwaa’s rich fiance, Jeremiah, is determined to marry before the completion of her eleven years of education and pursues this objective relentlessly using all resources available to him — his irresistible charm, time, energy and money — in his efforts to break her resolve.
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Courtesy for Boys and Girls
Age Range: 9 years and above
Most of us were trained with this as a guidebook. Fundamental rules of courtesy for young people, rules on behaviour; much more needed today!
This book is adapted from up-to-date fundamental rules of courtesy as they apply to young people of today and list for the guidance of parents and teachers 165 rules on a gracious refinement of behaviour.
₵35.00Courtesy for Boys and Girls
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Grandma’s List (Hardcover)
Winner of the Golden Baobab prize, Grandma’s List is a hardcover book for children aged 5+.
Fatima is determined to save the day. She wants to help Grandma with her to-do list so that everyone will realize that she is a big girl now! But the errands don’t go exactly as expected…Fatima, what have you done?
₵40.00Grandma’s List (Hardcover)
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Oko and the Dancing Baboon
Suitable for JHS students and children between 12 and 15 years.
Oko and the Dancing Baboon tells of the wonderful bond between Oko and his intelligent dancing pet baboon, Patapaa. The two are painfully separated when Oko’s unscrupulous brother- in-law takes the baboon away on tour for money. Overworked and maltreated, Patapaa is miraculously saved from death, but is still in danger. How does Oko cope with the problems of settling in a new school and Patapaa’s problems? How do the two friends eventually get to the attention of the head of state and become part of a children’s cultural ambassador troupe to tour Europe?
₵28.00Oko and the Dancing Baboon
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The President’s Son (Winmat Senior Readers)
The two rogues would like to reap where they have not sown. Will Tabi be able to impersonate the President’s son successfully? Will the sugarcoated words and grabbing hands be enough to get them to the land of milk and honey?
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The Courage to Say No (Winmat Senior Readers)
Asebu, a student of one of the best schools in the country, takes to bad company and hard drugs. Will he listen to the advice of his parents, pastor and girlfriend? Or will he succumb to the influence of bad friends?
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3 Siblings and a Cousin
Age Range: 7 – 12 years
Book #2 in the 3Siblings series
“Shut up and listen. Did you just hear Mum, inviting Catherine dearest to spend Christmas with us?”
“And?” Joshua asked.
“Earth to Joshua, Catherine cannot come here!” Naomi exclaimed.
“And how do you plan to stop her from coming, short of us moving?”
“That is why I need your help; we have to tell Mum that Catherine cannot come.”
“Naomi, leave me out of your schemes. I’m not interested. I don’t care if Catherine comes or not.”
“What do you mean, Joshua? My problems should be yours too and have you forgotten so soon…”
Who is Catherine? And why does her pending arrival have Naomi in a bellyache?
₵29.003 Siblings and a Cousin
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Story time with Eno Anowa
Naming ceremony is a rite every child goes through in the Ghanaian society eight days after birth. In this story, Eno Anowa, the great storyteller of Subanpa village tells the children gathered in her compound a story of a naming ceremony in Bobokrom.
₵25.00Story time with Eno Anowa
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Who Went Highest?
Blackie the dog wants to play with Kwame and Ama on the swing at the playground but his request is denied. The children, after playing, argue on who went higest on the swing till they got home.
As night falls, Blackie sneaks out of the house to play on the swing at the playground. He plans on going the highest swing.
₵25.00Who Went Highest?
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Skippy Finds a Friend
Skippy, a hairy white dog, is always left alone in the house. This leads to his adventure at the beach.
Let’s find out what happen at the beach.
₵25.00Skippy Finds a Friend
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Well Done, Dela
A competition to change the face of the community was announced by chief. Dela, a class four pupil, and his friends decide to participate by planting trees in the community. What happened after Dela and his team met at the town square for the chief to announce the winners?
₵25.00Well Done, Dela
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The Wicked Lion
There’s famine in the animal kingdom. The big animals start eating the children of the smaller and weaker animals. After their numerous complaints have fallen on deaf ears they decide to leave. But the koala bird curses the king before she dies. What happens when the king’s son fall sick?
₵25.00The Wicked Lion
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Excess Baggage
Her mother’s desire to escape the poverty trap means Ablokyiyoe must travel with a human trafficker to La Cote d’Ivoire. At first Ablokyiyoe resists, but a fiasco marriage finally forces her to yield. Ablokyiyoe finds herself in La Cote d’lvoire where she is compelled to engage in an illicit trade.
The plot of her jealous mistress leads Ablokyiyoe into the house of a murderer. After her miraculous escape, Ablokyiyoe decides to come back to Ghana, her beloved country for good.
When events don’t go as planned, Ablokyiyoe has to find a way out. Will she be forced to go back to her tormented lifestyle in La Cote d’Ivoire?₵35.00Excess Baggage
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Mornings by the Rails
A young girl desperately waits for her father to come back from work. No one knows where her father is, but there are rumours that he may never return. When a strange disease plagues their village, this young girl loses her mother and all her siblings to the pangs of death. The hope that her father may come back for her keeps her going until she realises that she herself has the fatal disease. She eagerly waits for him by the side of the rails, still hoping to see him one last time. Mornings by the Rails is only one story out of this interesting and thought-provoking collection of short stories. These stories inspire intriguing lessons that will open your mind to a world of awareness coupled with some vital principles for everyday life.
₵35.00Mornings by the Rails
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The Fisher Boy
Kwaku, always vague about his unusual past, opens up about his beginnings as an orphan and fishing slave that overcomes those difficult circumstances.
In his life, he encountered the most evil in people but also the good. His indomitable spirit and faith in the Supreme Being allowed him to achieve the impossible. You will experience despair, anger, joy, and inspiration through Kwaku’s story.₵35.00The Fisher Boy
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Our Ancestories Bookset: Idia of the Benin Kingdom, Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba Plus Coloring & Activity Books (4 books)
Age Range: 4 – 12 years
- Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) – 2021 Winner – Best Books for Young Children
- Wishing Shelf Book Award – 2020 Finalist
- Kidsshelf Book Cover Award -2020 Winner
- Eric Hoffer Award – Honourable Mention (Children’s Category) First Horizon Finalist Grand Prize Short List
The complete set of the Our Ancestories books. Our picture books as well as accompanying workbooks on Queen Idia and Njinga. These are stories of hope and courage that show every young girl is capable of greatness.
There is a deep divide between the truth of African history and the common understanding of it. Our Ancestories Bookset helps to bridge this gap through various means including stories about two African female leaders and accompanying activity and colouring books.
This set includes:
Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories)
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba (Our Ancestories)
Idia of the Benin Kingdom: Coloring and Activity Book (Our Ancestories)
Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Coloring and Activity Book (Our Ancestories)
Our Ancestories’ vision is to nudge the world towards a point where:
- There is an avid learning culture for African history.
- People of African descent are at least as exposed to African history as we are to Western history.
- Africans look more to our history as we pave a way for the future.
- Legends that make up African history are mainstream and are introduced to children across the globe.
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The Temptation and Other Stories
Vincent was only nine years old when it happened. His friend, Mickey, always had money on him. Where did he get the money from?
One day, Vincent saw his sister’s bag in the room. What was in that bag? Maybe there was money in that bag! That was when the temptation started.
This story, like the others in this book, has a lot of lessons to teach us about the kinds of friends we need to have.
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Solace
Solace was a happy child until her mother died. She was left in the care of her heartless step-mother and unsympathetic biological father. She grew up searching for love in all the wrong places, which landed her into a lot of trouble.
She was easily manipulated by men because she was denied the love and affection of her father when she was a child. She ended up being the concubine of a married man. Although her business innovations turned her into a very rich woman, her wealth was not able to release her from her bondages.
For without the Supreme One, how can one truly be free?
₵35.00Solace
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Queen of Sorrow
In the great kingdom of Adeborm a beautiful princess is born to occupy the throne . . . But an old prophecy must be fulfilled—the princess dies on her sixth birthday. Will the queen ever occupy the throne?
₵35.00Queen of Sorrow
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Sick Village
The Dumasi Hospital was full of people. Many people in the village were sick. They didn’t know why. Some months later, the health inspectors visited the village once again after reading a newspaper report. The “Sick Village” has now turned into the “New Village”. What caused the great transformation?
₵35.00Sick Village
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Old Vulture and the Rainbow
A terrible storm is coming. Old Vulture’s life is in danger, as he stands high on the silk cotton tree. Little birds come to warn him of the impending danger. Will his life be spared? Or will he forfeit his life to the storm?
₵35.00Old Vulture and the Rainbow
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Birago and Grandmother
Birago loses her parents early in life. She lives with her grandmother in her parents’ house. But her grandmother too passes away, and an aunt moves in to stay with her. Later, the aunt tries to sell the house, but her long-forgotten uncle returns from abroad and everything changes.
₵35.00Birago and Grandmother
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