Far from Home (Street Child): The sisters of Street Child

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This book also highlights the different treatments received by people who have different skin color. She has been brought up to consider black people beneath her, and is forced to confront those prejudices when her uncle takes her into his home - the uncle that has taken a black woman to wife. And despite how unsympathetic I felt Katie is as a character, I was still entirely gripped by the story to continue reading and to find out what possible outcome or connection there are between these two girls. I don't have very much experience or knowledge of the political turmoil that Zimbabwe has faced, both with colonialism and with reclaiming their independence, but I am always fascinated when authors have the ability to tell a good story, fill it with such emotion as well as educate me in a very subtle manner. Now, Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, king of the Ndebele, had grown concerned about all these varungu – the Boers, the Portuguese, the British – bothering him, wanting him to let them look for gold and other minerals in his territory.

When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Poorly advertised to look like a middle grade book but this is definitely something for the older crowd too, dealing with issues such as rape, racism, civil war.

If you want to read a story that highlights colonialism, revolution and racism the natives had to endure, this book is for you. We pass through metal door after metal door, the deafening CLANG of each a reminder of the fading light and intensifying odor as we fall deeper into the system. Each evening, when my children slept, I would enter the world of this book — coming to know a flawed, courageous, and creative family of characters, as they struggled to be good, to be whole, and finally, to let go.

He’s greeted in his new life by an assortment of acquaintances, Liam, who is white and struggling with depression; Maddie, a self-sacrificing white cheerleader with a heart of gold; and Aarti, his Indian-American love interest who offers connection. A wonderful, thoughtful book that teaches compassion, celebrates difference and tackles some weighty issues with a gentle touch.Despite this, Robert's vivid imagery bring to life the sights, sounds and smells of rural Zimbabwe and her's is an engaging tale with an interesting twist on Zimbabwe's recent and turbulent history. Tariro is doing what young girls in Africa do, taking care of her siblings and helping with the crops until the white men come and begin the fight for land and power.

The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. Despite some resistance, the dignity of Tariro and her family and community is slowly stripped as each thing that they hold dear is stripped from them, from their land, their homes, and finally their freedom. I start Far From Home at the point where Emily and Lizzie are left behind by their dying mother, but I wanted their story to be different from Jim Jarvis’. Somehow Na'ima manages to achieve this without compromising the integrity of either side of the story. With engaging interactions and thoughtful characters, Ellis weaves a story about waiting for God's timing and discovering that the dreams planted close to home can grow a lasting harvest of hope and love.But then came a suggestion from HarperCollins that I might consider writing a companion book to Street Child.