Nana is sent to live with her grandmother in Ghana for the summer, where she learns about the trickster Ananse who lives in the forest surrounding her home and the threats to the natural landscape from greedy contractors. Nana and her new friends determinedly set out to stop the contractors and receive help from an unexpected ally.
In Accra, Ghana, after Ato's father dies, his mother sends him to spend the summer with his grandmother where he learns about his father's vibrant, complicated life, and learns to honor his past with hope for his own future.
"The life story of Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, a highly acclaimed African artist, whose tapestries made from repurposed bottle tops have been exhibited throughout the world"--Provided by the publisher.
After Amberley is raped by her employer's son she realizes she two choices--stay quiet and keep her job or live her truth and speak up for herself and for justice.
Nana is sent to live with her grandmother in Ghana for the summer, where she learns about the trickster Ananse who lives in the forest surrounding her home and the threats to the natural landscape from greedy contractors. Nana and her new friends determinedly set out to stop the contractors and receive help from an unexpected ally.
"Born in Ghana, Kofi Kingston's success as a professional wrestler wasn't guaranteed. But after joining the WWE in 2006, he has won multiple titles and even become the first African-born world champion as well as a member of the well-known tag team the New Day! Persistence and hard work have paid off for Kofi as readers find out in this behind-the-scenes look at his career, from training to title matches"--Provided by publisher.
Annan writes about the highs and lows of his years at the United Nations, from shuttle-diplomacy during crises such as Kosovo, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine to the wrenching battles over the Iraq War to the creation of the landmark Responsibility to Protect doctrine.
In Accra, Ghana, after Ato's father dies, his mother sends him to spend the summer with his grandmother where he learns about his father's vibrant, complicated life, and learns to honor his past with hope for his own future.
"An intelligent and funny debut about a relatable, indomitable heroine: a young seamstress in Ghana who agrees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept, illuminating what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world"--Provided by publisher.
