Description
The Good Braider was selected as the 2013 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and a book of Outstanding Merit.
In spare free verse laced with unforgettable images, Viola's strikingly original voice sings out the story of her family's journey from war-torn Sudan, to Cairo, and finally to Portland, Maine. Here, in the sometimes too close embrace of the local Southern Sudanese Community, she dreams of South Sudan while she tries to navigate the strange world of America--a world where a girl can wear a short skirt, get a tattoo, or even date a boy; a world that puts her into sharp conflict with her traditional mother who, like Viola, is struggling to braid together the strands of a displaced life. Terry Farish's haunting novel is not only a riveting story of escape and survival, but the universal tale of a young immigrant's struggle to build a life on the cusp of two cultures.
The author of The Good Braider has donated this book to the Worldreader program.
Author: Terry Farish
Publisher: Skyscape
Published: 05/27/2014
Pages: 221
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.37h x 5.05w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9781477816288
ISBN10: 1477816283
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence