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TWEEN SISTERS PUBLISH DEBUT MIDDLE-GRADE NOVELS
If one thing needs to be said, it’s that representation matters! And while we have seen a concerted push toward seeing more women, minorities and different age groups being represented, one story particularly struck us in the recent weeks. Kirsten & Aiyven Mbawa are 12 & 11 yr-old sister writers. Voracious readers & book reviewers who are building their own Literacy Brand via children, middle-grade and young adult book reviews on Instagram, Facebook & their YouTube Channel
An even more amazing achievement has been the release of a debut middle-grade novel by each of the sisters. Their dream to become published authors came true with their thrilling debut middle-grade novels. Both books were written and published via a successful
Sagas of Anya
Imagine becoming a scullery maid at thirteen, working for a nasty housekeeper. After her mam dies and her tad turns to drink, such is the life of Victorian teen, Anya in the gripping & heart-breaking debut novel which is Sagas of Anya by Kirsten Mbawa.
Land of the Nurogons
Who would’ve thought Hayden Smith was the ‘Chosen One’? Certainly not him. And he suspects his fate can’t be avoided. Now Sosiri plans to turn Nurogonia into something unimaginable. If he succeeds, many will die...Hayden’s problem to prevent. If Hayden fails? Oh, never mind. Join the quest in Land of the Nurogons by Aiyven Mbawa.
Kickstarter campaign early in 2020 and are now available for sale on their website (www.mbawabooks.co.uk/shop-our-books), Amazon and Waterstones. Kirsten’s Sagas of Anya is a piece of historical fiction based in Victorian era Cardiff and London about a Welsh teen, Anya who is forced into work as a scullery maid after her Mam dies & her Tad turns to drink. Aiyven’s Land of the Nurogons charts the journey of Hayden Smith & 3 others on a fantasy quest to save Nurogonia from peril at the hands of a treacherous enemy.
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