Awards and HonorsALA-CBC Building a Home Library Booklist - 2018
The Kirkus Prize 2016 Nominee, Young Readers
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2017, Older Readers
YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults
Ivory Coast: The fiery new girl at the cacao farm where Amadou and Seydou are enslaved doesn’t follow the brothers’ survival tactics. Instead, she entangles them in her risky plan for escape. Author’s note. Sources. Glossary. Map of Ivory Coast and Africa.
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.