Queen Bee

Boy in da City (Siyagruva)

The Burning of the Valley (Passages to History)

The Whirlwind

Libya

The Whistlers in the Dark

Just a Girl

A Secret in Time

Twelve-year-old Astrid has come to Ghana with her family in 1979 so that her father can help oversee Ghana's first democratic election. Astrid and her brother, Gordo, were told it would be a great family adventure, but they soon find out that everything about Ghana is difficult—the heat, the food, the threat of disease, the soldiers on the roads, the schools. Gordo fits in more easily than Astrid, who is often left to look after her baby sister, Piper, as their mother begins to fall apart under the strain of living in Ghana. When the government is overthrown, Gordo comes down with malaria and a soldier threatens her family, Astrid is surprised to discover how protective she has become of her new home.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Queen Bee

Elizabeth Weigandt, 2017

Boy in da City (Siyagruva)

Rusleen Malbusch, 2024

The Burning of the Valley (Passages to History)

Anne E. Schraff, 2001

The Whirlwind

Carol Matas, 2007

Libya

Terri Willis, 1999

The Whistlers in the Dark

Victoria Williamson, 2023

Just a Girl

Lia Levi, Jess Mason, Sylvia Adrian Notini, 1994

A Secret in Time

H Y Hanna, 2021