An orphaned boy in contemporary Senegal must decide between doing what is right and what is easy as he struggles to keep a promise he made to his dying father in this "stirring" ( School Library Journal ) debut novel laced with magical realism.
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It was also a reminder that Mor had made a promise to his father before he passed: keep your sisters safe.
It was comforting.
Eleven-year-old Mor was used to hearing his father\'s voice, even if no one else could since his father\'s death.
An orphaned boy in contemporary Senegal must decide between doing what is right and what is easy as he struggles to keep a promise he made to his dying father in this "stirring" ( School Library Journal ) debut novel laced with magical realism