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by Mamle Wolo (Author)
An NPR Best Book of the Year
"A must-read!"--Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee For fans of A Long Walk to Water and Hatchet, this boy's gripping journey from poverty to empowerment transports readers to modern-day Ghana, into the throes of an extraordinary survival story. Sena treasures his life in rural Ghana--playing soccer, working the family farm, striving to do his best at school--but he is increasingly aware of his family's precarious security in the face of poverty. When an alluring gentleman comes to town to befriend local teenagers, offering promises of a better future, it only takes one more unsettling turn of events to send Sena into the clutches of human traffickers. Sena's ordeal, escape, and remarkable survival makes for a page-turning adventure of self-discovery and empowerment. ★ "A powerful look at...the will to survive."―Kirkus, starred review★ "Readers will devour Sena's story."--School Library Journal, starred review
Author Biography
MAMLE WOLO is the award-winning author of The Kaya Girl. She studied at the University of Cambridge and the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom and is an Honorary Fellow in Writing of the University of Iowa. She writes fiction, poetry, and screenplays and lives with her family in Accra, Ghana.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: May 14, 2024
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Flying Through Water
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 9
