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Farish, Terry

The Good Braider

222 pp. | Cavendish | May, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-6267-5 $17.99
(2) YA Viola and her family, having escaped their bleak, war-torn Sudanese village, finally settle in 2002 amidst a large Sudanese community in Portland, Maine. The free-form verse and repetitive symbolism tie this portion of Viola's life, tenuously, to her slowly receding connections to Sudan. Farish succeeds when exploring the clashes between African and American culture, yet Viola's attachment to Africa remains strong through the powerful imagery.
Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2012

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