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Book One, Finale
The Web Between Rooftops
Every thread Kwaku has strung across the town pulls tight at once, and the children must decide what to hold on to.
Ages 10–12 16 min readComing soon
Opening excerpt
From above, the town looked stitched together — every roof tied to every other roof by a thread nobody had noticed until tonight.
"I may," Kwaku admitted, "have woven a little too much."
This is a sample excerpt written for this build. The full story is not yet published.
Talk about it together
- What holds a community together?
- How should Kwaku make things right?
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