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Gr 4-7 Orphaned by "the Disease," Sam is taken by his aunt to live in her rural Malawi village, leaving behind his computer, his private school, and the comforts of city life. Slowly he comes to terms with his loss, and with his new and confusing world, one with no electricity and quite different ideas of family and sharing. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"The deep hole at Sam's feet gaped up at him...A pile of the African soil, the color of blood, was heaped up on the right...Sam took a long, shuddering breath." The main character is standing beside his mother's grave. Amai has succumbed to "the Disease," leaving Sam in the care of his aunt Mercy. A long, dusty bus ride from the city brings Sam to his new home, a village deep in the Malawi countryside....Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A long, dusty bus ride brings newly orphaned Sam to a Malawi village. There he must adjust to sleeping on the floor and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More