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Flying Through Water by Mamle Wolo

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Flying Through Water

Author
Mamle Wolo
Narrator
Abdul Salis
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Publish Date
14 May 2024
Run Time
6 hours 27 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
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What to expect

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.
 

Critics Review

  • Praise for The Kaya Girl:

    A 2022 Kirkus Best Children's Book
    2023 Children's Africana Book Award
    2023 Bank Street College Best Books

  • * "A heartwarming and inspiring tale of a friendship that surpasses class differences and social stigma."—Kirkus, starred review
  • * "Middle graders will enjoy being transported to the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of the Makola Market in Accra, Ghana, which set the stage for Adena’s summer."—School Library Journal, starred review
  • * "Employing realistic dialogue and lush descriptions of the sights, smells, and tastes of Ghana, this smart exploration of friendship’s lasting power centers two teens expanding and exploring their worlds."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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  • "...will transport readers to Ghana." —Booklist

  • "Readers...will also recognize that moving beyond bias can be an act of individual courage and choice." 

    —The Bulletin

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Details
Author
Mamle Wolo
Narrator
Abdul Salis
Duration
6 hours 27 minutes
Release Date
14 May 2024
ISBN
9781668641187
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories

Synopsis

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.  

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