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The Fortune-Tellers

by Lloyd Alexander · 1992

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This original folktale set in Cameroon is full of adventure and sly humor. Lloyd Alexander's story of a young man visiting — and then becoming — the village fortune-teller is brought to vibrant life with some of Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman's most memorable artwork.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
CameroonCameroonMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrensyoung adult
Length
short · 32 pages

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