Ama is a slave. She is old and dying and has an incredible story to tell. It is about violence and heartaches, but it is also a story of courage, hope, determination and ultimately, love. Since Ama is blind, she cannot write down her story for future generations. Instead, she summons the son from whom she has been long separated. at first he thinks she’s old and tiresome. But as Ama’s astonishing journey unfolds in her own words, his world changes forever, until he can never see it with the same eyes again. Nor will those who read Ama’s story.

• ISBN: 9780889954700
• Author: Manu Herbstein
• Published: 2011, Red Deer Press
• Themes: enslavement, Family, slavery, Writing
• Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Ghana, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 175