Asamando Adventure

Craig Kofi Farmer depicts a wild world in his action-packed first novel, Kwame Crashes the Underworld. Farmer has been writing since he was 12. He tells the story of 12-year-old Kwame Powell. Kwame’s grandmother has just died. Kwame feels unready for the future. He’s even more unsettled when he and his friend Autumn suddenly find themselves in Asamando, the Ghanaian underworld. There, they encounter hostile gods, ancestor spirits, and more. Farmer’s favorite character in the book is Autumn. “She is extremely strong-willed, and she’s the kind of best friend I wish I had, growing up,” he says. “She is of my heart.”