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The controversial decision by a village elder to move Shida’s Tanzanian village to another village causes unexpected problems for its residents, leaving them caught between modernization and tradition. Shida, hopeful for the opportunity of an education, must reassure the villagers after numerous
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Publication
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers (2013), 256 pages
Description
In 1967 Tanzania, when President Nyerere urges his people to work together as one extended family, the people of Litongo move to a new village which, to some, seems cursed, but where thirteen-year-old Shida, a healer, and her female cousins are allowed to attend school. Includes glossary and author's note.
Awards
Maine Literary Award (Finalist — Young Adult — 2014)
CCBC Choices (2014)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2014)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
256
Physical description
256 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0802854044 / 9780802854049
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |