The Last Days at Forcados High School is a 2013 young adult novel by the Nigerian writer A.H. Mohammed. It follows Jimi Solade, a student at Forcados High School in Delta State, as he navigates his disowned brother Wole's criminal troubles, the death of his mother from ovarian cancer, and his complicated feelings for a new student, Efua Coker, who carries her own history of abuse by her stepfather. Its plot includes a scandal over a misread letter and the theft of chemistry lab equipment, and it follows Jimi as he wins a scholarship to study engineering while his friends pursue their own paths, exploring themes of youth, friendship, parental roles, school life, transition and child abuse. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Last Days at Forcados High School is a 2013 young adult novel by Nigerian author A. H. Mohammed. The narrative follows Jimi Solade, a student at Forcados High School in Delta State, and his experiences with various aspects of life. The novel discusses themes such as youth, friendship, parental roles, school roles, transition, and child abuse.
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The Last Days at Forcados High School is a 2013 young adult novel by Nigerian author A.
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The Last Days at Forcados High School is a 2013 young adult novel by Nigerian author A.
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Medical doctor and ophthalmologist AH Mohammed was previously shortlisted for the Macmillan Write for Africa prize and his much loved YA novella ‘The Last Days at Forcados High School’ has been on the UTME/DE required reading
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