Nigeria Prize for Literature ないじぇりあぶんがくしょう
Edition 16 (2019)
FictionPoetryDramaChildren's literature
Winners
1 peopleAfter losing his mother to sickle cell disease, Osaik must find a way to help his little sister, who faces the same illness. The children's novel combines grief, medical awareness, family loyalty, and hope through a direct and accessible story.
Even in grief, a boy sets out to save his sister.
240 pages
children's literaturesickle cell diseasefamilygrief and hopeWest Africa