When Koku accidentally unleashes a demon on a school trip, he must team up with a clumsy shapeshifter and a moody warrior-in-training on a quest to the magical kingdom of Olori in this thrilling adventure suffused with West African mythology.
Longlisted for the Jhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize 2024
Cursed with a weird name and an illness to match, Koku thinks life can't get any worse - until he unleashes a demon on a school trip. He expects detention, but instead he's hurled into an impossible quest filled with MAGICAL TRIBES, MAN-EATING MONSTERS and VENGEFUL MERMAIDS.
When an ASSASSIN is sent to hunt him down, Koku's only hope is to team up with a clumsy shapeshifter and a moody warrior-in-training. Together they enter the JUJULAND JUNGLE, a place filled with DANGEROUS SECRETS.
Can Koku discover his own power, before it's too late?
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781510111431
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 350 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 34 mm
'Epic storytelling with a sharp wit. I love Kòkú!' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
Sharp, witty, original and thrilling - The Guardian
A thrilling fantasy adventure. - G.M. Linton, author of the Sunshine Simpson series
Kòkú Àkànbí is a triumph of epic proportions! Exciting, adventurous and enlightening, this is a quest you will not want to miss... - Maz Evans, author of Who Let the Gods Out?
This book is so much fun! I couldn't put it down.
All the excitement and magic of Harry Potter, but with Yoruba myths and culture interwoven with the genuine feels of being a black British kid in London....
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