The Spider God's Son

There are words and there is truth.
Crick.
Crack.
Let me tell you my story.
Everybody knows my dad. The Great Spider
God, Anansi. Yes, him.
Ah! I see, some of you do not know him?
No problem, then this is for you.

Tjabo is growing up with his parents in a small Caribbean village. His father, Anansi, does not work as hard as the other farmers in the village and his wife and children often have to go to bed hungry. Frustrated, Tjabo decides to make some changes.
He soon finds that the situation is more complex than it seems. Tjabo must take a journey to the other side of the world to learn the truth. When he finally returns home, he is no longer the same boy.

This reader is suitable for use in grade 7.

Von Karina Kellermann