BOOM BOOM

217pp., paperback, First UK Edition, Swift Press, No Place, 2023

ISBN: 9781800752870

First published in Nigeria in 2019.

Winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature.

Suitable for children age 9+

When Osaik's mother dies from sickle cell disease, his world is thrown into disarray. Despite his grief, Osaik has to find a way of saving his little sister, Eghe, from the same fate. There is no time to waste as he, his dad, and his ever-faithful dog, Kompa, begin a race to get her all the help she needs.

"In Jude Idada’s Boom Boom, agony and its relief, anxiety and serenity, despair and hope pulsate on the pages and bring into very vivid relief the human capacity to bear pain and overcome it. Boom Boom gives Sickle Cell Anaemia immense clarity in an absorbing and engulfing style." Judges’ Report, Nigeria Prize for Literature

Jude Idada (b. 1993, Lagos) is a Nigerian screenwriter, actor, poet and playwright. His screenplay, The Tenant, won the 6th African Movies Award in 2010.