The Cow-Tail Switch: And Other West African Stories (Newbery Honor Book) TC_Bestseller Laura hopped a portal to

Laura hopped a portal to New York City on her seventeenth birthday with hopes of earning her mage's license and becoming something more than a rootworker

Postwar is a rare joy

and what he called "Double Consciousness

there's a faceless old woman who secretly lives in everyone's home

it seems that a peaceful life is not to be – as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe

The Cow-Tail Switch: And Other West African Stories (Newbery Honor Book) TC_Bestseller Laura hopped a portal to17 stories make up this unique collection of folktales brought to life by illustrations throughout the text. "The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Sometimes they are just tall tales. There are stories about Frog, Rabbit, Turtle, Guinea Fowl, and all the other animals