ALA Best Graphic Novels for ChildrenThe daughter of a river god raised by a human father and bound to a tragic destiny.ampamp160An African fantasyadventure graphic novel inspired by the mythology of the Zambezi River and the history of the Kariba Dam one of the largest dams ever constructed.From the director ofampamp160Aaus Songampamp160aampamp160Star Wars Visionsampamp160film from Lucasfilm ampamp160and the director of the 2023 NYICFF awardwinning Theampamp160Smeds and the SmoosSiku has always called the Zambezi River her home. She understands the water and strangely enough it seems to understand her too bending to her will and coming to her aid in times of need. But things are changing on the river ampamp8211 a great dam is being built displacing thousands of Shonga people ampamp8211 and things are changing in Siku too as her ability to manipulate water grows out of control and visions of a great serpent pull her further from reality and her loving father Tongai.When Tongai ventures to the Kariba Dam to find a cure for Siku and never returns she sets off to find him with the help of Amedeo the young son of Karibaampamp8217s chief engineer.