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July 05, 2008
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| The Call to Shakabaz by Amy Wachspress | Reviewed by R-Laurraine Tutihasi |  | Publisher: Woza Books
http://www.wozabooks.com
ISBN: 0978835026
Genre: Children/Y-A
Subgenre: Pre-teen
Release date: Jan 2007
Format: Trade
Pages: 272
Price: $15.50 | Four African-American children attend a family reunion, except that, unlike previous years, none of their cousins are there. This is where their adventure begins, where they discover the secret of their origin and travel to a land in another dimension to perform a quest that is crucial to that land and to their family.
In a sort of cross between the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter, the reader follows their adventure. As the story unfolds, the author cleverly intertwines lessons in nonviolence and good English that are essential to the plot. The story is full of excitement and surprises. Children of all ages will enjoy this. I did. | | |
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