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The Good Braider

By: Terry Farish
Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
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The Good Braider was selected as the 2013 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and a book of Outstanding Merit.

Viola's strikingly original voice sings out the story of her family's journey from war-torn Sudan, to Cairo, and finally to Portland, Maine. Here, in the sometimes too close embrace of the local Southern Sudanese Community, she dreams of South Sudan while she tries to navigate the strange world of America - a world where a girl can wear a short skirt, get a tattoo or even date a boy; a world that puts her into sharp conflict with her traditional mother who, like Viola, is struggling to braid together the strands of a displaced life. Terry Farish's haunting novel is not only a riveting story of escape and survival, but the universal tale of a young immigrant's struggle to build a life on the cusp of two cultures.

©2012 Terry Farish (P)2013 Recorded Books Difficult Situations Literature & Fiction
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The struggle of South Sudan holds many war stories. This retelling of one girl's battle is very close to the truth and at times hard to endure as the reader is attached to the primary characters. However, it is a brilliant story and so full of hope too. I highly recommend this book.

A Painful Truth and compelling story.

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