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The collection has many proverbial pieces that bear witness to Kwesi Brew's own experiences. Some of the poetry in this collection seems to envision apocryphal happenings. Brooding storms gather fury, blow themselves out and leave behind an uneasy calm. Also present are poems that share with the reader the impact of the natural environment upon his sensibilities.

Back to School, the sequel to Trinity High: Students in crime is full of adventure, mischief and fun. It captures the last two terms of the Form One experience for Naa Atswei and her friends. Together the girls figure out how to beat the system and survive in the jungle. Whether they willingly chase some adventures of are drawn in unintentionally. the girls do what they alone do best: they keep readers at the edge of their seats!

Big Changes at Trinity High" is the fourth novel in the Trinity High series. Trinity High School is undergoing changes that are both challenging and heartbreaking. Naa Atswei, now a form three girl, no longer has to worry about the seniors - she is now one of them. What she and her mates do not know, is that in a strange twist of late, they now have to worry about the juniors! These new ninos are not only atypical, but are united with one re...

Trinity High is full of adventure, mischief and fun. It tells the story of Naa Atswei, a form one girl, who together with her friends, discover that boarding house life for the nino is not just filled with terror...in some cases, you just might be able to call the shots! Naa Atswei and her friends plunge into one adventure after another, whether it is getting out of trouble with the sixth formers, or evading the "beloved" cane of Mr. Asiedu, t...

Curiosity lead three children into an unforgettable adventure. Atsu, his twin sister Atsupui and their close friend Akoto venture to an abandoned beach to search for a dead whale which had been washed onto the beach. Not only do they get lost but they soon discover that they were not the only ones in search of the whale. How do they escape from these dangerous strangers and also find their way home?

Twelve year old Adaku lives in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Her father is always telling his children stories about their tribe, the Gas. He believes that a person must know his roots. During the school vacation, Adaku travels to the Greater Accra region to spend the holidays with her grandparents in a large fishing village near Accra. She arrives just before the Homowo festival of the Ga people, and is plunged into various strange ...

African Pianism refers to a style of piano music which derives its characteristic idiom from the procedures of African percussion music as exemplified in bell patterns, drumming, xylophone and mbira music. It may use simple or extended rhythmic motifs or the lyricism of traditional songs and even those of African popular music as the basis of its rhythmic phrases. It is open ended as far as the use of tonal materials is concerned expect that i...

Serwah - tall, elegant, strong-willed and having the kind of beauty which inspire songs, - uses wisdom to win her prince. Owusu - handsome and the heartthrob of every girl, a breaker of hearts, finally meets his match in Serwah, whom he desperately seeks to conquer. Can the love of two strong-willed royals survive the upheavals of true love? The novel is full of remarkable insights into some cultural practices including naming ceremonies, betr...

The third novel in the Trinity High Series, Investigation Galore is equally full of adventure, mischief and fun as its predecessors. Naa Atswei and her compatriots have finally escaped nino status and are seniors in their own right! The book is about life in form two at Trinity High. Join Naa, the sleuth and her associates as they stretch their investigative limits while they strive to keep seniors in check!

They say that the path of true love never did run smoothly. Prince Gyakari and Princess Batoma's relationship has entered a fiery phase where their love and loyalties are tested. As with true love, other combatants are always involved. Prince Darkwa of Mrem will try everything he has to separate these two lovers and he has a partner in Princess Afrakoma, who would stop at nothing to do the same. Can their love survive the wicked machinations o...

The life of fourteen-year-old Lami changes when she takes part in a dancing competition organised by the chief of her village. Now her dreams seem to be crumbling before her very eyes, threatened by an impending marriage to a very wealthy man from the next village.

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Oko and the Dancing Baboon tells of the wonderful bond between Oko and his intelligent dancing pet baboon, Patapaa. The two are painfully separated when Oko's unscrupulous brother- in-law takes the baboon away on tour for money. Overworked and maltreated, Patapaa is miraculously saved from death, but is still in danger. How does Oko cope with the problems of settling in a new school and Patapaa's problems? How do the two friends eventually get...

How does Elizabeth Araba Sam, an ordinary 12 year-old find herself in the US helping to deflate someone's car tyres while holidaying there? Find out how Elizabeth and her brothers, Albert and Benjamin, and their friends manage to get into various adventures including a clandestine mango-picking expedition, a fearsome encounter with a neighbour's dog and Albert's first driving experience, despite having very strict parents. Read about the frien...

The Prison Graduates was the winning play in the English as a 2nd Language category of the BBC World Service/British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009. The play is a political satire set in Ghana, and talks about serious issues on a light note. It highlights situations in Ghana and Africa as a whole, these include young and energetic people paying huge sums of money to go abroad to seek greener pastures, and the hospital...

This story is told from a song a father composed and sung to his son, the author, when he was young. The story is set in the days of old where man and animals could talk and understood each other. Alegeli (Rat), Dzakpata (Snake), and Zangbetor (a spirit) are stuck in a pit and on the verge of death. They are rescued by Klogo, a poor hunter, and all three promise to help the hunter one day. Alegeli comes to Klogo with a pot of gold, which unkno...

This compilation of stories is specially written for children of all ages. This collection is culled from tales told among the Gurunsi people of Northern Ghana. They make interesting reading and teach children the needed moral and social values. "... Mothers, go and tell your children that Kanwum lost her heart because she would not listen to her mother. Tell your children what happened to Kanwum and why it happened. Let your children's childr...

These original and traditional oral stories are really by the people and for the people. If a civilisation expresses itself through its various art forms, then stories are the voice of those who have handed down their understanding of life from age to age. Traditional stories were a wonderful way of binding communities together and it is a nation's loss if it no longer values the wisdom of the past. We should remember the Sankofa who bids us l...

Bakoma: Abandoned in a cave as a baby with obscure origins but found by some women. Bakoma grows from a nobody in the palace of Nton, with the kind of beauty kings and princes would die for. She falls in love the heir apparent to the throne, Prince Gyakari, a man she couldn't have. This was a taboo and yet she couldn't help herself. Prince Gyakari: Heir apparent to the Nton throne, tall, handsome, a proven warrior and backed by an immense weal...

In the city of Accra, the Voyager Hotel is widely known as a well-run lodging perfectly suited to cash-strapped tourists. But one early March morning, hotel guest Heather Peterson, a beautiful, young Oregonian teacher, is found dead at the bottom of the pool. The police authorities deem it an accidental drowning, but that raises doubts. Heather was a strong swimmer. How could she have drowned, and why was she naked? Paula Djan, principal of th...