Vickie A. Soman 
The Sahara Desert Angel 
Education & Nature Folktales 2

Holy cow, this better be a dream! I yelled … Moms joke about summer
camp follies in Africa has come true. My adventure started with a nightmarish
dream. People wore masks, talked in pidgin English, and performed witchcrafts.
They behaved as though they were possessed by evil spirits. That reminded me of
Dads stories about the Naked Devil Dancer who came out of the forest to perform at
dusk. I took these as mere storiesfictitious legendsuntil now!

A legend said that the Naked Devil Dancera barely clothed geniewore different
face masks and only a Speedo-type suit covering his private body parts. Often, his
arrival was dramatic, with black birds, such as vultures and crows, flying overhead.
In many cultures, these were signs of demons.

Have you seen your Guardian Angel recently? Any angels at all? Well, angels arent
just in Heaven; theyre everywhere! In The Sahara Desert Angelthe second book
in this novel series, Crystal travels to Africa to see her extended family. As she learns
about her culture and traditions in a remote village without running water or electricity,
she is led to Aziza, and then to her mythical sister Cassandra.

Crystals African journey further inspires her active, inquisitive mind when she uses
her love of education and nature to uncover the origin of Africas biggest mystery.
Readers will delight in the storytelling, knowledge, and eye-popping adventures.

Circa l’autore

Vickie A. Soman is a nurse, a diplomat’s daughter who lived in dozens of countries before completing high school, and the mother of three girls. Between taking care of homebound patients, traveling, and writing, Vickie speaks at area schools. She, her husband, and their two youngest daughters live in Chantilly, Virginia.