Haughty Boys of Ngoroke

Ayoyi's afterschool argument with his step-mother sets off an unpredictable series of intriguing misadventures. The subsequent meandering journey is one of choices between what is morally right and the lure of the 'attractive." Always a balancing act between what could be (success) and potential disaster, Ayoyi's life is a perpetual succession of dilemmas. The moral question of choices is central theme in this work.

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'It is funny. It is serious. It is realistic. Most importantly, it captures the imagination of its readers, not to mention the poignant moral lesson at the story's end.' " - Dr. Wilberforce Mundia, Professor of Religion & Philosophy, Shaw University "

'" Haughty Boys of Ngoroke " is a witty story and those young at heart will definitely find the boys' misadventures hilarious, but paradoxically, unsettling.' " - Dr. Ebby S. Luvaga; Senior Lecturer, Iowa State University "

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Imali Abala was born in Western Kenya and currently lives in the United States. She is the author of Haughty Boys of Ngoroke (Nsemia 2015),Moody Mood and Red Round Ball (a children's book), Drum Bits of Terror, A Fallen Citadel (a poetry collection), Jahenda The Teenage Mother (Nsemia Inc., 2021), and The Disinherited and Move on, Trufosa. Some of her other works have also appeared in Out of the Depth: Poetry of Poverty, Courage and Resilience, Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories, and Poems from East Africa, A Thousand Voices Rising, and Reflections: An Anthology by African Women Poets. Imali also coedited (with Chris Okemwa) In the Murk of Life (Nsemia Inc., 2019)