Bibliograph

Type

Label

The deep blue between, Ayesha Harruna Attah

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12-18, Carolrhoda LabGrades 7-9, Carolrhoda Lab850L, Lexile

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The deep blue between

Oclc number

1252735794

Responsibility statement

Ayesha Harruna Attah

Summary

Twin sisters Hassana and Husseina have always shared their lives. But after a raid on their village in 1892, the twinsa re torn apart. Taken in different directions, far from their home in rural West Africa, each sister finds freedom and a new start. Hassana settles in the city of Accra, where she throws herself into working for political and social change. Husseina travels to Salvador, Brazil, where she becomes immersed in faith, worshipping spirits that bridge the motherland and the new world. Separated by an ocean, they forge new families, ward off dangers, and begin to truly know themselves. As the twins pursue their separate paths, they remain connected through their shared dreams. But will they ever manage to find each other again?

Target audience

adolescent

Classification