Orange for the sunsets / Tina Athaide.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 328 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062795298
- 0062795295
- Amin, Idi, 1925-2003 -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Social classes -- Juvenile fiction
- Ethnic relations -- Juvenile fiction
- East Indians -- Uganda -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Uganda -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Uganda -- Fiction
- Forced migration -- Uganda -- Juvenile fiction
- Uganda -- History -- 1971-1979 -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children's Book
|
Main Library | Children's Fiction | Athaide Tina | Available | 33111009706769 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
* A Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2019 Selection * A Canadian Children's Book Center Best Books for Kids & Teens Pick *
From debut author Tina Athaide comes a soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, as two best friends living under Ugandan President Amin's divisive rule must examine where--and who--they call home.
Perfect for fans of Half from the East and Inside Out and Back Again.
Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall.
But when Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are the only things that people in Entebbe can see--not the shared after-school samosas or Asha cheering for Yesofu at every cricket game.
Determined for her life to stay the same, Asha clings to her world tighter than ever before. But Yesofu is torn, pulled between his friends, his family, and a promise of a better future. Now as neighbors leave and soldiers line the streets, the two friends find that nothing seems sure--not even their friendship.
Tensions between Indians and Africans intensify and the deadline to leave is fast approaching. Could the bravest thing of all be to let each other go
Ages 8-12.
In alternating voices, friends Asha and Yesofu, one Indian and one African, find their world turned upside-down when Idi Amin decides to expel Asian Indians from Uganda in 1972.-- Provided by publisher.