Mayowa and the Sea of Words
‘Joyful and truly original’ – Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures
$18.57
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2025
Summary
WARNING: DO NOT JUMP ON THIS BOOK!
Have you ever jumped on a book? Perhaps not. Most people would think it was a rather unusual thing to do.
Ten-year-old Mayowa has always thought that her Grandpa Edward, who dyes his beard emerald green and jumps on books in private, is rather unusual too. Until one day she jumps on a book for herself, and uncovers a huge family secret …
Mayowa can book jump.
By jumping on a book, she can har…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526661005 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526661004 |
| Author: | Chibundu Onuzo |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Childrens Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Joyful and truly original * Katherine Rundell, author of IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES *A future classic that fizzes with originality, pulses with compassion and calls for us to use our power for good. When it arrives, I will be jumping on the sequel with my whole heart * A.F. Steadman, author of the SKANDAR series *Beautiful storytelling. I love the unique concept, and the vivid, exciting setting made this a joy to read. Mayowa is someone I can’t wait to spend more time with * Clare Weze, author of THE LIGHTNING CATCHER and THE STORM SWIMMER *Onuzo has crafted an exhilarating fantasy tale * Financial Times *
About The Author
Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo was born in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to England as a teenager. She signed the deal for her first book, the Betty Trask Award-winning The Spider King’s Daughter, at nineteen. Her second book, Welcome to Lagos, was published in 2016 and in 2018 she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Chibundu’s most recent novel for adults, Sankofa, was an October 2021 pick for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club. Mayowa and the Sea of Words is her debut children’s novel.
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