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River Mumma
by Zalika Reid-Benta
“River Mumma” follows Alicia, who is fresh-out-of-grad school, after she is visted by the Jamican water deity River Mumma. River Mumma tells Alicia that she has only 24-hours to find and return her missing comb.
Questions abound with this: Why Alicia? Who has the comb? And most importantly, how to retrieve it in 24-hours to return to the river?!
Alicia begins the quest alone, not wanting to get anyone else involved (and fearful they will think she is crazy). But as the story progresses she turns to her friends and together they work to solve each question. Throughout the story the group finds themselves traveling all around Toronto, relying on social media to track done people and the comb, and discovering personal histories that had been forgotten.
This is a contemporary YA fantasy mystery. I really enjoyed it, the narrator Tymika Tafari is absolutely fantastic, and strongly recommend for fans of YA and mythology-inspired writing. I also loved the Toronto references as I am located in Michigan (only 4 hours from Toronto) and could identify easily and picture their journey.
Questions abound with this: Why Alicia? Who has the comb? And most importantly, how to retrieve it in 24-hours to return to the river?!
Alicia begins the quest alone, not wanting to get anyone else involved (and fearful they will think she is crazy). But as the story progresses she turns to her friends and together they work to solve each question. Throughout the story the group finds themselves traveling all around Toronto, relying on social media to track done people and the comb, and discovering personal histories that had been forgotten.
This is a contemporary YA fantasy mystery. I really enjoyed it, the narrator Tymika Tafari is absolutely fantastic, and strongly recommend for fans of YA and mythology-inspired writing. I also loved the Toronto references as I am located in Michigan (only 4 hours from Toronto) and could identify easily and picture their journey.