The good braider : a novel / Terry Farish.

Author/creator Farish, Terry
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoTarrytown, NY : Marshall Cavendish, 2012.
Description221 pages ; 19 cm
Subjects
Refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Sudanese Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Sudan--History. --Civil War, 1983-2005. --Juvenile fiction.
Portland (Me.)--Juvenile fiction.

Abstract Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions her mother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan.
Local noteLittle-305131061949%
LCCN 2011033659
ISBN9780761462675 (hbk.)
ISBN0761462678 (hbk.)
ISBN9780761462682 (ebk.)
ISBN0761462686 (ebk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner TRC Fiction F F2282G ✔ Available Place Hold