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Title: The Call to Shakabaz
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779883-9-6
Media Type: CD
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Price: $29.95
Awards:
- Bay Area
Independent PublishersAssociation 2008 Best Juvenile Fiction Award
- Finalist
USA Book News NationalBest Books 2007 Awards
- iParenting
Media Award Winner 2007
- Finalist
IndieExcellence Book Award 2007
Woza Books
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The Call to Shakabaz
Written by: Amy Wachspress
Read by: Andrew L. Barnes and Adilah Barnes
Synopsis
A highly original fantasy adventure, The
Call to Shakabaz sidesteps
many of the usual conventions of the genre and offers instead unusual
and creative resolutions to a variety of sticky situations. When
the recently orphaned Goodacre children are transported to the land of
Faracadar, they must discover and develop their special talents if they
hope to retrieve the powerful Staff of Shakabaz and rescue the land
from the malevolent
enchanter Sissrath. Set in an African American cultural context, with
all brown characters, this story offers a refreshingly different
perspective on adventuring in make-believe lands.
The Call to Shakabaz
challenges readers of all ages to reconsider the nature of violence
while it demonstrates the fundamental principles of nonviolence as
practiced by Dr. King and Gandhi. When the dust clears, this book will
inspire readers to think and think again. In the meantime, it is way
too much fun! A rollicking good read for the whole family!
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Biography
Amy
Wachspress has been reading stories out loud
to children ever since
she was a child herself. She still reads more children’s books than
adult books
because children’s books are way more fun. Raised in Schenectady, New
York, she
traveled in Europe, Canada, Israel, and the United States before
becoming a
devoted Californian in 1978. She earned her bachelor’s degree in
English and
Drama from Syracuse University, her master’s degree in English Language
and
Literature from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and she
completed her
coursework for her Ph.D. in English at Washington University in St.
Louis
before she left academia. She also attended the Bread Loaf School of
English
through Middlebury College in Vermont for four summers. ...Read more.
Adilah Barnes is one of
few veteran actors in
Hollywood that have not only mastered the art of successfully marketing
herself, but also of utilizing all of her many creative skills – all
the while
staying true to herself and maintaining her integrity. She most recently appeared in Truth
in Advertising, a TNT pilot
and CBS’ well-received Cold
Case. Other television credits include the Lifetime series For
the People, Gilmore Girls, Roswell, The Agency, Family Law, City of
Angels, Any
Day Now, Suddenly Susan and Mad About
You. ...Read more.
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MCA
SILVER AWARD WINNER!!
The
Mom's Choice Awards® is an annual awards competition that recognizes
authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in
creating quality family-friendly media, products and services... The
Call to Shakabaz has won the Silver award in the Juvenille and Young
Adult categories for family approved entertainment. See release for
details.
RAVE REVIEWS
“The Call
to Shakabaz
is a children’s book that is important for everyone to know about. I
suggest you buy it and read it together with the whole family.” -- Bev
Smith, nationally syndicated talk radio host
“This
is a book about finding personal strength, in all different forms, and
appreciating the talents of others, and the strength in uniting
different people, and so much more! I want to buy a copy for everyone I
know, regardless of age, race, or sex. It’s part fantasy, part history
lesson, part real life—I can’t even describe it!”
-- Carrie
Spellman, Teens Read Too
“This
midgrade fantasy is perfect for a young reluctant reader. We ranked
this excellent book five hearts.” -- Bob Spear, Heartland Reviews
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