Children's & YA
Iyaji, the Housegirl
by Lola Shoneyin
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Six-year-old Iyaji loves going to school in Igede, Benus State. One day, her father tells her she has to go and work as a housegirl in a big house in Lagos. Little IIyaji works as hard as she can but she misses home, her family and her books. Just when Iyaji begins to lose all hope of going back to school, a policewoman follows her home.
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After a lengthy, successful career as an educator, Shoneyin is currently the director of Book Buzz Foundation, Nigeria- a non-governmental organisation whose main aims are promoting literacy through the creation of reading programmes for children, developing reading spaces and organising the Ake Arts and Book Festival. Shoneyin is also an award-winning writer and a cultural activist. She lives in Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Publisher/Imprint Ouida Books / Tanja
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789789986477
- Publication Country or regionNigeria
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 2 USD
- Pages27
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- EditionFirst Edition
- Copyright Year2022
- IllustrationHigh varnish
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