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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema (13)
Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe (12)
So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba (12)
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe (12)
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe (12)
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by Djibril Tamsir Niane (12)
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