Following in the footsteps of Tomi Adeyemi, Deborah Falaye, and Namina Forna, Shade Lapite blends danger and court intrigue in Goddess Crown to create a coming-of-age novel set in an entirely Afrocentric fantasy world. Raised in a forest, Kalothia is tougher than your average teen. But, sequestered inside the beautiful Kingdom of Galla, she doesn’t
The Ts’msyen writer took home three prizes at the 2023 Canadian Children's Book Awards for her debut novel Weird Rules to Follow, including the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.
The TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and $50,000, which is the largest cash prize in Canadian children’s literature, was awarded to Weird Rules to Follow by debut author Kim Spencer.