INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Zemser, Amy Bronwen

Beyond the Mango Tree

(2) 4-6 Set in Liberia, this story tells of twelve-year-old Sarina, a transplanted American girl struggling to break free of the physical and psychic bonds binding her to her diabetic mother. Told in a lyrical and measured first-person voice, the novel does a fine job of depicting its major characters and meaningfully explores questions concerning human relationships, both forced and freely formed.

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