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Previous Winners - 2002
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Who
are you? – Rosina Umelo, Winner of the Junior
section of the Children’s Literature Award
When a little girl follows Ada and Chidi home, they soon discover that she is covered with
cuts and bruises. Is she lost, or has she run away? What will Papa and the neighbours say
when they find out that Mama has taken the little girl in? |
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Unanswered Cries – Osman Conteh, Winner of the Senior section of the
Children’s Literature Award
It is the school holidays and Olabisi leaves the city to visit her mother in the village.
She soon finds herself under pressure to follow tradition and become a circumcised bondo
woman, but Olabisi is determined to fight for her own freedom of choice. |
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Daudi’s Dream – Susan Kajura, Winner of the Special Award for the most
promising new children’s writer
When Daudi learns that there are prizes to be found inside soda bottle tops, he starts to
collect them. But others want the winning bottle top, too… |
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