Figgy and the President. by. Tamsin Janu (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 33 ratings · 3 reviews. Ten-year-old Figgy and eleven-year-old Nana spend a lot of time discussing the jobs they will have when they grow up. Nana knows what he will be: the President of Ghana/5. Tamsin is an award-winning-author of five junior fiction novels and is based in Sydney. She studied law at university and has had many interesting jobs, including working at a cake store, at a children’s shoe store, in a legal centre helping refugees and as a youth worker in remote Northern Territory. FIGGY AND THE PRESIDENT TAMSIN JANU An Omnibus Book from Scholastic Australia To Oma Table of Contents Cover Title Page Dedication CHAPTER 1 THE PRESIDENT.
Figgy cant do much about her name, but she can do something for Grandma Ama. She will go to America and bring back the medicine, and Kwame, her special goat, will go with her. Out in the wide world she will meet some bad people, but she will also find good friends. * WINNER: Adelaide Festival's Premier's Award and Children's. Figgy and the President by Tamsin Janu. Reviewed by Emily Gale. 26 Apr From the moment I turned the final page of Tamsin Janu's debut, Figgy in the World, I hoped it wouldn't be the last we heard of the upbeat young girl from Ghana. In her second story, she's a little older but no less charming. Her spirited best friend, Nana. Tamsin Janu. Figgy and the President (Figgy #2). Scholastic, May , pp., $ (pbk.), ISBN Eleven-year-old Figgy lives with her grandmother in a village in Ghana. As well as battling poverty, Figgy has to contend with her unusual name and a permanently damaged eye. On the up side, she has loyal friends, loving role.
Synopsis. Expand/Collapse Synopsis. Figgy and Nana love to talk about their future. Nana wants to be President of Ghana. Deciding on a career isn't as easy for Figgy, but then she lands the role of a lifetime as an actress in a film. When Figgy’s Mama shows up, sick and expecting a baby, and Nana’s father takes him away, Figgy has more important things to think about and some growing up to do. Figgy cant do much about her name, but she can do something for Grandma Ama. She will go to America and bring back the medicine, and Kwame, her special goat, will go with her. Out in the wide world she will meet some bad people, but she will also find good friends. * WINNER: Adelaide Festival's Premier's Award and Children's. Figgy Takes the City. Figgy and her friend Nana win scholarships to attend school in Ghana’s big city, Accra. The city is exciting, and full of new friends and adventures. But when Nana begins acting strangely, and disappears, Figgy follows him to a place that is scary and sad. She must convince Nana that he belongs, no matter where he comes.
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