Episode 25 | Zo and the Forest of Secrets - Alake Pilgrim (Trinidad & Tobago) with Bonus Q&A by Kai Muhammad

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When Zo decides to run away from home, she isn’t scared; she knows the forest like the back of her hand, after all. But, as she journeys through the once-familiar landscape, she encounters terrifying creatures and a warped version of the mythology of the island. With a beast on her heels, and a mysterious abandoned facility at the heart of the forest drawing her in, can Zo unravel the secrets of the forest before she is lost in them forever?
In this episode we have a bonus Q&A with Kai Muhammad & Alake
Kai is an avid BCLF reader who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Zo and the Forest of Secrets is one of his favorite middle grade level Caribbean books. He was overjoyed for the opportunity to ask Alake, the book’s writer, some of the many burning questions he had about the thrilling adventures of her characters
Listen now as Kai and Alake hold court to chop shop about the thrilling story and possible future plans for her brave and plucky characters.
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