The Rememberer

By Rashid Lumumba

"The Rememberer" is a soul-stirring coming-of-age novel about Chike, a boy born with an awareness few will ever touch. Raised in Compton, California, amid both love and instability, Chike is gifted--but also burdened--with a spiritual inheritance he doesn't yet understand. Stones whisper to him, rain responds to his presence, and an ancestral voice calls him toward a path he cannot see: "Remember who you are."
From the early stirrings of mystical power to heart-wrenching moments of loss and alienation, Chike's journey is as intimate as it is epic. After a traumatic encounter with the police tears his family apart, he and his parents flee to a new town--but turmoil and awakening follow him. He becomes immersed in faith, challenged by contradictions in scripture, and eventually drawn into trances where spirits speak in symbols and riddles. Along the way Chike is guided by the ancient wisdom of the flower, the butterfly, and the hummingbird--each offering truths about life, growth, and love.
When tragedy strikes again, Chike is propelled into a full spiritual awakening, one that leads him to Sedona, Arizona--where the veil between realms grows thin. There, he meets Little River, a mysterious woman whose entire life was destined to intersect with his. Through her, Chike uncovers the legacy of his great-great-grandmother, Grandolph, a shamanic warrior who defied sacrifice and summoned the rain. With these revelations comes a deeper truth: Chike is the Balancer, the one foretold to restore harmony to a fractured world.
Profound yet accessible, metaphysical yet grounded in real emotion, "The Rememberer" is more than a novel--it's a spiritual awakening disguised as a story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8Z6WHNP
• ISBN13: 9798350997286
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 160 Pages