One Chance Dance

A heartwarming, exciting story of friendship, wonderand dance from Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Efua Traoré! Jomi’s mum left when he was little to make a new life forthem in Lagos, the city of dreams. When Jomi doesn’t hearfrom her, he decides to follow. His only starting place is a TVdance competition that his mum used to love.Things go badly for the boy and his pet bushbaby, until he meetsa crew of street kids. Together, they come up with a one-chanceidea to find Jomi’s mother – and make their own dreamscome true. A brand new novel full of joy and wonder by the authorof Children of the Quicksands, shortlisted for the WaterstonesChildren’s Book PrizeSelected as The Times Children's Book of theYear 2023A contemporary adventure of destiny, friendship and danceset in the vibrant city of Lagos, NigeriaJomi hopes to find his missing mum by dancing on a TVtalent show in a story which offers emotional pull and a lot offun! PRAISE FOR CHILDREN OF THE QUICKSANDS:‘A joy of a book: rich, warm, powerful storytelling’KATHERINE RUNDELL‘A thrilling adventure bright with the gorgeous coloursof Nigeria – glorious!’ JASBINDER BILAN‘An excellent book … rich in tradition and realism.’HANNAH GOLD‘[A] beautifully evoked story’ THETELEGRAPH