num_pages: 72
description: In fifteenth-century Africa, Kai and her beautiful but lazy older sister Jamila undertake a perilous four-day journey to another Yoruba village, seeking help for their starving tribe after the blight of the yam crop
language: English
title: Kai: A Mission for Her Village
titlecomplete: Kai: A Mission for Her Village (Girlhood Journeys)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Africa, Nigeria
ratings_count: 68
series: Girlhood Journeys: Kai, Girlhood Journeys
publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing