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Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
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Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival, but his mother is ill, and he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels to make her well again. The Queen of Revels plunges Man-man into Africa's past and reveals his family's heritage, witnessing many slaves, captives whose pain and anguish and longing are held by the tree. Man-man understands how this is draining his mother and how he must help her back to the freedom stolen from his ancestors.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WEEK JUNIOR S BEST OLDER FICTION AWARD 2024 Illustrated in vibrant full-colour, a story of dance, celebration, carnival, and slavery, about a family understanding their past to change the future. Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill, and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time to make her well again. Swept away with his best friend Kareem and sharp-tongued sister Panama, to a place in between, the Queen of Revels plunges Man-man into Africa's past and reveals his family's heritage. As they gather around the sacred Tree of Memories, he witnesses many slaves, captives whose pain and anguish and longing is held by the tree. Man-man understands how this is draining his mother and how he must help her back to the freedom stolen from his ancestors.
Weight: 482g
Dimension: 155 x 217 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781837930081
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