Luke Okoli

The Apprentice Boy Part I: Captured for Burial Ritual Luke Okoli

The Apprentice Boy VOLUME ONE is a story of a Nigerian boy born in a poor family without any future. His father died after he fell from a palm-tree. The boy loved to go to school, but his mother could not afford to send him to school. Eventually he managed to attain a high level of education by dint of hard work. There were many obstacles on his way as he wrestled with life. The climax of his woes came when he was captured by some barbaric natives who needed human heads for the burial of a dead King. While VOLUME ONE of THE APPRENTICE BOY narrates the boy's life from age 4 up to age 22, VOLUME TWO narrates what happened to the boy in his captivity. You can't afford to miss VOLUME TWO. The book is rich with Nigerian (African) culture, legend, idioms, and figurative speech. It is helpful in improving the knowledge of English language, especially for English learners. (Read Volume Two of the APPRENTICE BOY)