Life in the village of Manjak in Ba Safal, Guinea-Bissau, is anything but quiet. Proof of this is that Lilani and her cousins Kinta, Fidjina, Kaiss, and Liam constantly find themselves caught up in mysterious adventures in their sandy village or in the dense, sacred forest surrounding Ba Safal—and sometimes even beyond.
Balancing childlike curiosity with tradition, the group of cousins has no shortage of imagination when it comes to filling their days and extricating themselves from one mystical situation after another. Fortunately, they can count on the kindness of the village elder, Na Pénè, and that of their ancestors.
Lilani has a dream: to become a reporter. So, like many children her age, she’s allowed to use a cell phone for just a few hours—but… without a SIM card or a signal!
