Time to Shine at the River School

Welcome to a new term at the River School! Best friends Jummy and Caro are attending together and they’re thrilled to discover they both get to work on Nile House’s agricultural project. But as they try to cultivate their crops, they realise the Shine-Shine River is running low – why, and what does it have to do with the bakery nearby? As the mystery unravels, Jummy, Caro and their classmates will have to step up if they want to save the river – and win the school prize in the process … The sequel to the critically-acclaimed Jummy at the River School, chosen as both Indie Book of the Month and Blackwell’s Book of the Month A glorious collision of old-fashioned boarding-school tropes with vibrant 1990s Nigeria Irrepressible Jummy investigates a mystery full of laughter, environmentalism and friendship with a message of empowerment PRAISE FOR BOOK 1, JUMMY AT THE RIVER SCHOOL: ‘Beautifully told, with powerful and emotive writing …

a joyous read filled with hope’ THE SCOTSMAN ‘What a joyful, vibrant story! A book for the heart’ EFUA TRAORE, AUTHOR OF CHILDREN OF THE QUICKSANDS