Amiah hates moving. What was her mother thinking, moving them away from Cape Town to this strange little town in Joburg South? Meeting Teedo, a strange kid with even stranger conspiracy theories, doesn’t make her feel any better. However, after getting to know him and the rest of the group, she quickly realises there might be some truth to his crazy claims. Something strange really is going on in Spookfontein, as the other kids call the town, and it has something to do with the water tower. Could the legend of Mamlambo, the snake-like water goddess, actually be more than just a story?
Charles Siboto is an author from South Africa who currently lives in Germany. He studied at the University of Johannesburg and worked as an editor for children’s and youth literature for four years. Storytelling is his specialty and he finds inspiration in everything from literature to popular culture to technical innovation. He is the co-author of an illustrated children’s book, The Blacksmith and the Dragonfly, published in November 2018.
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