Description
Kariba by Daniel and James Clarke is an African fantasy-adventure graphic novel for readers aged 10 to 14. Set along the Zambezi River during the historical construction of the Kariba Dam, it follows Siku, a ten-year-old girl with a mysterious ability to control water and troubling visions of a great serpent.
When Siku’s father, Tongai, disappears while searching for a cure for her increasingly difficult-to-control powers, she sets out to find him. Joined by Amedeo, the engineer’s son, she must evade outlaws while uncovering the truth about her own origins. Siku discovers that she is the daughter of the river god Nyaminyami and that her destiny is tied to a dangerous balancing ritual known as the rumuko. A good choice for middle-grade readers who enjoy graphic novels, African mythology, fantasy adventures, magical powers and stories rooted in real historical settings.
