Books with author Philip Begho

Wura’s father, King Ola, is set against his daughter’s intentions to go in search of the fabled Barbie. So he seeks to use the cunning of Ugo, his chief bodyguard, to thwart Wura’s plans. But Ugo is not as loyal as the king thinks, and he hatches a plot to kill Wura. Can Wura – the Amazing Amazon – live up to her name and outwit the treacherous Ugo? Can her scarf – which has mysterious powers – subdue the crafty villain? And what help can Open Skies – a beautiful winged horse – give the princess?

“Beware the curse of Leviticus! Enter this territory at your peril!” So might the sign have read that doubtless overhung the forbidden field sprawling before Bose and Bayo. But Bose and Bayo are teenagers, and are given, like teenagers, to wayward fancies that froth with poison, sweet and seducing. Will the two defeat the sting of poison country and survive sin’s claims, and go on to find the lush meadows of adulthood?

What is the secret behind palace walls so towering that looking up at them makes Princess Wura’s neck ache? The secret turns out to be one that will bring war between King Amana and King Oti. But King Oti is the father of Roli – the adorable six-year-old friend of Wura’s. Wura speaks up in defense of King Oti – and what happens? She ends up in chains in a dungeon! Can Wura escape and stop the war? Is she indeed the Amazing Amazon?

What is six-year-old Roli doing hanging from Needle Rock? She is clinging from a ledge with the tips of her fingers, her legs dangling in the air thousands of feet above ground! Can Princess Wura – the Amazing Amazon – rescue her? But danger lurks everywhere for the little daughter of King Oti, and a cucumber-eating competition might be the death of her. Of what use can Wura’s anointed scarf be? And what help can Open Skies – the Amazon’s beautiful winged horse – give the poor little girl?

Barbie is a poor woodcutter’s daughter living deep in the woods of Misara, far from royalty and splendor. But Barbie’s kindness brings the royal palace down to her doorstep and now nothing can keep the brave and handsome prince of Misara from Barbie – not even Skink and Skank, two teeth-gnashing monster rats! Or the dark and deadly schemes of secret enemies lurking in palace corridors!

Can anything terrify Aunty Felicia? Yes! And Junior discovers what it is! It’s the stalkers! The stalkers can terrify the dreaded Aunty Felicia! But the stalkers will be of no use unless they can terrify Aunty Felicia into a jail cell or away from her wickedness. Can Junior get the stalkers to do this? If anyone can, he can. Perils and troubles abound, but Junior is no coward. No, not at all!

Toju and Tosan, two seven-year-old friends, are able to travel to Bible times, using the time caps Toju’s scientist father invented. In this adventure, they feel cheated when they are suddenly yanked off their school play, and they decide to visit the disciples of Jesus who felt the same way when they encountered a surprise storm. But out of the storm comes the awesome thrill of seeing Jesus and Peter walk on water!