Novel written by A. H. Mohammed in 2013. It was popular in the country as it was the theme novel for Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Examination. It has twenty short chapters telling the tales of Jimi Solade; a bright young lad at Forcados High School. It is a funny and brutally honest story about tolerance, self-discovery, family, friendship and life on the brink of adulthood. It has a list of characters such as Jimi, Wole, Efua Coker, Nene, Ansa, and Miss Agbenenovi and so on.
The first chapter introduced Jimi Solade and his family. The lad woke up at home to a surprise. His brother, Wole, who had been banned from the house by their father, has returned. He was welcomed warmly by the family except for his temperamental and highly intolerable father, Kola. The next chapter discussed the first day of the New Year at Forcados High school where Jimi re-unites with his old friend and then the introduction of the new girl. Efua Coker brought to the school by her mother.
Efua Coker was a very attractive young girl. She was tall and slender, with large eyes and long eyelashes. She left Abuja for Lagos to complete her secondary education which weren’t too good for the teachers at Forcados High School. They felt a newcomer would lower the school’s excellent result at such a delicate time. She in turn had a very bad first day at the school. Efua was to stay with her aunt, Moni where she met Nene and her mother, Mrs Ekpo.
The story continued with Jimi who had just returned from school. His father, Kola had arguments with his wife over Wole their eldest son. Jimi took side with his mother; this infuriated the father and angrily left home. Jimi who has been looking for a way to spend time with his brother had his opportunity. He followed him to a strange location where alcohol, Indian hemp and prostitutes were at common sight. Jimi got upset when he ran home, after policemen stormed the joint and discovered that Wole hid illegal drugs in his jean pocket.
Efua who was nicknamed ‘’ The Witch’’ because of her unfriendly towards the students especially boys eventually have a friend in Miss Novi; a youth corps member posted to the school. She was awestruck by the resuscitating of a feinted boy. Jimi tried all he could to get Efua but all efforts proved abortive. Things became worse for Jimi when his beloved mother became ill. She had ovarian cancer and never made it. Jimi’s friend stood for him during this time as his father had travelled for five months. It was this time Efua became friend with Jimi. He also became a drug addict courtesy his rogue brother. Meanwhile Nene was jealous of the new found relationship between Jimi and Efua. She saw a letter written by Efua to Miss Novi. It was misinterpreted and had it photocopied by Jolly, another pompous student who wanted Efua.
Wole made things worse for his brother who was said to have leaked the letter. He broke into the chemistry lab which has Jimi in possession of the keys. They had stolen the microscope and were caught. Wole made his brother an accomplice which he accepts to face the penalty so that his beloved brother won’t go to prison. The school hero, Jimi was questioned by the police. The lad wrote his WAEC in pains during these trying times. The truth was later revealed by Efua and Ansa. Then Wole was pardoned by the principal after getting the truth. The story was concluded when Efua travelled abroad unannounced but dropped a letter for Jimi saying she liked him. The student all passed their examination in flying color while Jimi got a scholarship at the end.
