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Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe · Booklabria

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Chike and the River

Adventure storiesChildren's fiction

Chike and the River

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First published: 1966
Language: English
Editions: 5

Synopsis

When an eleven-year-old Nigerian boy leaves his small village to live with his uncle in the city, he is exposed to a range of new experiences and becomes fascinated with crossing the Niger River on a ferry boat.

Subjects: Adventure stories
Children's fiction
Adventure and adventurers
Children's stories
Boys
City and town life

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