Figgy in the World

Figgy Series

Author: Tamsin Janu

Book 1 in the Figgy series

Pages: 90

Published: 2014

Age: 8+

Figgy has two problems. One is her name. Nobody in Ghana has that name. The other is that her grandmother is ill and needs special medicine. Figgy can’t do much about her name, but she can do something for Grandma Ama.

She will go to America and bring back the medicine, and Kwame – her special goat – will go with her. Out in the wide world she will meet some bad people, but she will also find good friends.

Recognition:

Adelaide Festival Premier's Award Winner (2016); Adelaide Festival Children's Literature Award Winner (2016); NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Patricia Wrightson Prize Joint Winner (2015); Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards Shortlist (2015); Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist (2015); Readings Children's Book Prize Shortlist (2015).

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About the Figgy Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Figgy in the World(2014)
  2. 2.Figgy and the President(2016)
  3. 3.Figgy Takes the City(2017)

Reading age: 8+ years

This series should be read in order.

Figgy has two problems. One is her name. Nobody in Ghana has that name. The other is that her grandmother is ill and needs special medicine. Figgy can't do much about her name, but she can do something for Grandma Ama.

She will go to America and bring back the medicine, and Kwame, her special goat, will go with her. Out in the wide world she will meet some bad people, but she will also find good friends.