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The Door of No Return
By Mussi, Sarah
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Gr 8-Up Lost gold treasure, African royal ancestors, and betrayal are the foundation of family legends that Zac Baxter has been told repeatedly by his beloved grandfather. Zac loves the man but is skeptical about his stories until Sam Baxter's brutal murder convinces him otherwise. He promises himself to finish what his grandfather started no matter what the outcome. Zac is depicted as a regular British teen of African descent. He is likable, resourceful, and often te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Zac is a British teenager descended from Ghanaian slaves. He ignores his grandfather's legends of colonial betrayal an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
Combining, as she puts it, “history that did happen with a story that could have happened,” Sarah Mussi has written a first-rate thriller. The story, told through legal documents, diary entries, newspaper articles, Zac’s slang-filled commentary, and more, will thoroughly engage readers, as will a fascinating ren...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
