The Fabulous Four

 The Fabulous Four, Bunmi Oyinsan, Nurturing Minds Academy, 2021

Set in present-day Lagos, Nigeria, this young adult novel is about four young people who have gotten back together after having lived apart for the past several years. With parental approval, Rasaki, the family's driver, is asked to drive them to the local swimming pool, for a day of swimming. They never reach the pool.

Instead, Rasaki, takes them in the other direction, to a rural gas station, where he picks up another man, who is carrying a gun. The children are being kidnapped. They are to be taken across the border to be sold as domestic servants in a neighboring country (modern-day slavery).

Meantime, the parents know that something is very wrong, so they start their own search, and go to the police. The wheels of justice may move slowly, but they do move. The scene shifts to an isolated hospital. The criminal mastermind tries to convince the local doctor that he is the children's father, and they are just being mischievous (they are actually scared). Who does the doctor believe?

This is a really good story. For a glimpse into a different part of the world, this is very much worth reading.