Archives Tag: Book Review

Books EDUCATION

April 19, 2022

Title:   Jelly Baby   Author: Phillip Begho   Publisher: Monarch Books                              Number of pages:  112            Type of Book: Fiction   Age: 9-12   Available here. It is also available for borrowing at the ZODML library, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.   Price: N200   MY SUMMARY Jelly Baby is about a group of … Continue reading Children’s Book Review: Jelly Baby

By ugochinyelu

Books

April 19, 2022

Title:   The Missing Clock  Author: Mai Nasara  Publisher: Visa Books                                    Number of pages:  96             Type of Book: Fiction  Age: 9-12   Available here or contact the author on Twitter   Price: $9.99 MY SUMMARY Banji Tobe learns that planting … Continue reading Children’s Book Review: The Missing Clock

By ugochinyelu

Books

April 19, 2022

Looking for something good to read? Our recommended book for the week comes from a young, upcoming writer, Angel Okwuosa. Her recently published book, Homebound is a short prose that tells the story of life in Lagos from the point of view of an intelligent 11-year-0ld girl named Ona. The heroine is forced to move from the US … Continue reading Book Review: Homebound

By ify

Books

April 19, 2022

Title:   Ellie And The Cat Author: Malorie Blackman Publisher: Cassava Republic Press                Number of pages:  93            Type of Book: Fiction Age: 6-8 Available here: http://www.cassavarepublic.biz/products/ellie-and-the-cat Price: N400   MY SUMMARY (without the ending): This is a delightful story about friendship and a little … Continue reading Children’s Book Review: Ellie And The Cat

By ugochinyelu

Books

April 19, 2022

Onyeka Nwelue’s The Abyssinian Boy is a story with many sides and lessons. Set in Dawali, India, the author took depth mixed with uncommon fictive narrative to create a world, the propensity of which is reminiscent of pure realism. It’s remarkable narrative pulls the reader on a straight lane as he sees through the life of … Continue reading Book Review: The Abyssinian Boy

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Books

April 19, 2022

Title: Readers’ Theatre Twelve Plays For Young People Author: Mabel Segun Publisher: Mabelline Publications Number of pages: 191 Type of Book: Fiction, African Age: 8+ Available at Terrakulture Victoria Island, Lagos Price: N 800   MY SUMMARY First off, this book was a joint winner of the NLNG prize for Children’s Literature in 2007. It is a book of … Continue reading Children’s Book Review: Readers’ Theatre Twelve Plays For Young People

By ugochinyelu

Books

April 19, 2022

Title: Akata Witch/What Sunny Saw in the Flames Author: Nnedi Okoroafor Publisher: Cassava Republic Press Number of pages: 229 Type of Book: Fiction, African Age: 9+ Price: N 800   MY SUMMARY Sunny is a 13-year-old Igbo girl who grew up in New York and had a pretty ordinary life until she moved back to Nigeria and discovered that … Continue reading Children’s Book Review: Akata Witch/What Sunny Saw in the Flames

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Books

April 19, 2022

Title:   Mouth Almighty  Author: Salilah Agbaje  Publisher: Walker Books        Number of pages:  111           Type of Book: Fiction, Play  Age: 8 and up Available here: Terrakulture Victoria Island, Lagos  Price: N1200   MY SUMMARY (without the ending): Justice has a big mouth literally and figuratively. His mouth is quite large … Continue reading Children’s Book Review: Mouth Almighty

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Books Reviews

April 19, 2022

He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might, he increases their strength. Isaiah 40:29 And The Storm Came is a book on grieving and how to grieve right and yet know when it is time to move on. The Good Book says that mourning with them that mourn is a … Continue reading Book Review: And The Storm Came by Kike Mudiaga

By connectnigeria

Books Reviews

April 19, 2022

Book: Ideas Are Money- A Timeless Secret to Greatness Author: Charles Okoh SOS International, 2011 ISBN: 978-978-907-675-8 As part of the title says, this book takes the trouble of going to cite success stories from different centuries, to prove its point. The crux of the matter is clear: having an idea is good, but milking … Continue reading Book Review: Ideas Are Money- A Timeless Secret to Greatness

By connectnigeria

Books Reviews

April 19, 2022

Author: Daniel Goleman This book is about getting to know that we are wired to connect. Goleman presents new evidence to show that our reactions to others, and theirs to us, have far-reaching biological impact on the totality of our beings. Is there a way to raise our children to be happy? What is the … Continue reading Book Review: Social Intelligence

By roman

Research

April 19, 2022

Paulo Coelho’s story is an inspirational parable about the importance of pursuing one’s dreams. The Alchemist, originally published in 1988 in the Brazillian author’s native Portuguese language  has since been translated in close to 70 languages and has become one of the best-selling books in history. The Alchemist is a quick and enjoyable reminder for anyone … Continue reading Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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Reviews

April 19, 2022

  Americanah is a novel written by Chimamanda Adichie, published in May 2013. The book has won the Heartland Prize, the U.S. National Book Critic Circle Award, has been selected as one of the ten best books of 2013 by the New York Time Book Review and was nominated for the Baileys Women Prize for Fiction … Continue reading Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie

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Books FAMILY Relationships

April 19, 2022

What No One Tells the Bride By Marg Stark Hyperion New York, 1998 ISBN 0-7868-8262-X What No One Tells the Bride; surviving the wedding, sex after the honeymoon, second thoughts, wedding cake freezer burn, becoming your mother, screaming about money, screaming about in-laws, maintaining your identity, and being blissfully happy in spite of it all. … Continue reading Book Review: What No One Tells the Bride

By jehonwa

Books

April 19, 2022

God’fessions Author House, 2012 ISBN 978-1-4772-9125-2   Do you know what God’s Word says about you? Are you familiar with His promises in the Bible? Thanks to the widespread message of positive confessions, you may already be aware of the power of words, and cognisant of the fact that what you say goes a long … Continue reading Book Review: God’fessions by Goke Coker

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