the WHITE ROBES of LAGOS: Girl Who Followed Staff Memory

An Eyo Festival Adventure What if discovering your heritage meant stepping inside its memories? Eleven-year-old Ronke thinks she knows Lagos-until a school heritage project leaves her unable to explain the mysterious white-robed Eyo tradition. Then an ancient family box appears containing the Staff of Five Threads, a magical object that opens the hidden memories of Lagos. Suddenly, Ronke and her hilarious younger brother, Tobi, are swept into an extraordinary adventure through historic Lagos Island. Guided by Grandma Morẹ́nikẹ́ and the mysterious Baba Alágbe, they encounter Eyo processions, family secrets, forgotten stories and the dangerous Grey Forgetting, a strange force determined to erase the meaning behind the past. To protect what is disappearing, Ronke must unlock five powerful lessons: Identity. Respect. Memory. Community. Responsibility. Along the way, she discovers that history is more than dates, photographs and beautiful traditions. It lives in family stories, oral traditions, historical records, communities-and in the questions children are brave enough to ask. Filled with mystery, humour, magic, Nigerian culture and unforgettable adventures, The White Robes of Lagos invites young readers to explore the history and living heritage of Lagos while discovering an important truth: Heritage isn't only something our ancestors leave behind. It is something we decide whether tomorrow will receive.