Theme: corruptions

Forest of the Pygmies

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Alexander Cold and Nadia Santos reunite for their final adventure in Isabel Allende’s celebrated trilogy. This time they are heading to the blazing plains of Kenya, where Alex’s grandmother Kate is writing an article about the first elephant-led safaris in Africa. Days into the tour, a Catholic missionary approaches the camp in search of companions [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Kenya, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of “Titid’s boys,” a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing. Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Haiti, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Useful Fools

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Alonso, a dirt-poor teenager living in Peru, helps out at the public health clinic his mother, Magdalena, opened, so that he can see Rosa, the beautiful and wealthy daughter of the clinic’s doctor. Alonso and Rosa are both shattered when Magdalena is assassinated by a revolutionary terrorist organization. Left with no hope, Alonso might be [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Peru, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment