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The good braider : a novel Cover Image Book Book

The good braider : a novel

Farish, Terry. (Author).

Summary: Follows Viola as she survives brutality in war-torn Sudan, makes a perilous journey, lives as a refugee in Egypt, and finally reaches Portland, Maine, where her quest for freedom and security is hampered by memories of past horrors and the traditions her mother and other Sudanese adults hold dear. Includes historical facts and a map of Sudan.

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  • ISBN: 9781477816288 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    221 pages : map ; 18 cm
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Skyscape, c[2012]

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Awards Note:
Eliot Rosewater Nominee, 2015-2016.

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Genre: Young adult fiction.

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