THE RIVER THAT REMEMBERED MY NAME

The River That Remembered My Name

Adaeze is brave in almost every way.

But there is one thing she cannot face.

Three years ago, a flood swept her into the dangerous current of the Osun River. She survived, but the experience left her terrified of the water that flows through the heart of her village.

In Omi-Odo, the river is more than water. It is where people work, gather, celebrate, cross between communities, and connect with generations before them. For Adaeze, however, it has become the one thing standing between her and the grandmother she loves.

Then her grandmother grows quieter, and Adaeze realizes that she cannot keep watching life happen from the shore.

On the morning she finally approaches the river, she meets Ora, a mysterious boy sitting calmly on a rock in the middle of the crossing. What he tells her begins to change everything she believes about her fear.

But can Adaeze cross the river?

And what will she discover about herself when she finally does?

Set in the richly imagined Nigerian village of Omi-Odo, The River That Remembered My Name is a tender and beautifully told story about courage, family, belonging, memory, and the quiet strength it takes to face what frightens us most.

A story for every child who has ever stood at the edge of something they were afraid to enter.

Sometimes courage does not mean being unafraid. Sometimes it simply means taking the first step