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166 pp.
| Greenwillow |
October, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-688-16005-0$$15.00
(2)
4-6
Set in Liberia, this story tells of twelve-year-old Sarina, a transplanted American girl struggling to break free of the physical and psychic bonds binding her to her diabetic mother. Told in a lyrical and measured first-person voice, the novel does a fine job of depicting its major characters and meaningfully explores questions concerning human relationships, both forced and freely formed.
Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 1998