Yaba Badoe

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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2018
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Book List in Order: 5 titles

  • A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars

    *Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018. *Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award 2018. A powerful, haunting debut that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore. Sante was a baby when she was wash...

  • The Secret of the Purple Lake

    The Secret of the Purple Lake is a collection of five interlinked stories that take us from Ghana to Orkney, and from Spain to Norway and Thailand. As a minor character from one story assumes a major role in the next, we meet a fascinating cast, incl...

  • Wolf Light

    'She weaves ancient storytelling magic into words of exceptional beauty ... Everyone should read Badoe' Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs.

    A leopard dances under the moon. A wolf prowls. A red-beaked bir...

  • Lionheart Girl

  • Man-Man and the Tree of Memories

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WEEK JUNIOR'S BEST OLDER FICTION AWARD 2024
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE LITTLE REBELS CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2024
    NOMINATED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING 2025

    Illustrated in vibrant full-colour, a sto...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yaba Badoe has published 5 books.

Yaba Badoe does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Man-Man and the Tree of Memories, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Yaba Badoe, A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars, was published in March 2018.

No. Yaba Badoe does not write books in series.
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