CrystalMacdonald
In Port Harcourt, sixteen-year-old Adanna has always lived between two worlds: her strict father's expectations of medicine and her own secret love for writing poetry. When a new student from Lagos, Chike, joins her school with dreams of becoming a musician, their unlikely friendship sparks a chain of events that challenge tradition, uncover buried family secrets, and force them to choose between conformity and courage.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Nigerian boarding school life, bustling city streets, and the quiet wisdom of village elders, this YA story explores identity, first love, the weight of expectations, and the fire of chasing dreams.