The Good Braider was selected as the 2013 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and a book of Outstanding Merit.
Here, in the sometimes too close embrace of the local Southern Sudanese Community, she dreams of South Sudan while she tries to navigate the strange world of Ameri.
In spare free verse laced with unforgettable images, Viola\'s strikingly original voice sings out the story of her family\'s journey from war-torn Sudan, to Cairo, and finally to Portland, Maine.
The Good Braider was selected as the 2013 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and a book of Outstanding Merit