"11-year-oldKofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthyscent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promisesand secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in thevillage where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the firesidetales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. Somesay he moves like a minnow, not just an ordinary boy so he's hoping to finallyprove himselfin front of Ama and his friends in a swimming contest against hisolder, stronger cousin. But before this can take place, a festival comes to thevillages of Upper and Lower Kwanta and Kofi's brother is chosen to representUpper Kwanta in the wrestling contest. Encircled by cheering spectators andsounding drums, the two wrestlers from different villages kneel, ready tofight. You are only fine, until you are not. The match is over before it hasbarely begun, when the unthinkable-a sudden death-occurs...The river does notcare how grown you are. As his world turns upside down, Kofi soon ends up in a fightfor his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey acrossland and sea, and away from everything he loves"--|cProvided by publisher