https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3 Reviewed by Thalia Gordon en-us 2018-01-03 15:03:44 UTC 2023-05-06 03:03:03 UTC hello@padlet.com tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219098501 I like this book cover because of it simplicity and the sunset is beautiful. The cover connects to the book because the person on it is the main character.]]> 2018-01-06 18:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219098501 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219098715      When pale strangers enter Amari's village who is 15, her entire tribe welcomes them. In her part of Africa, visitors are always a reason for celebration, but these strangers do not want celebrate. They are here to capture the strongest villagers and kill the rest. They are slave traders. In the time it takes a gun to fire, Amari's life is ruined. Along with her family and village. Beaten, branded, and dragged onto a slave ship, Amari is forced to witness horrors worse than any nightmare.
        Now survival and escape are all Amari dreams about. She struggles to hold on to her memories while enduring backbreaking plantation work. She finds friendship in unexpected places. Polly, a white girl, proves not to be as hateful as she seemed when Amari arrived. The plantation owner's wife is kind to Amari. These small things didn't relieve Amari's feelings of hopelessness. When an opportunity to escape arrives, Amari and Polly decide to work together to find the thing they both want most, which is freedom.]]> 2018-01-06 18:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219098715 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219099387 One thing I liked about the book was the fact they did not sugarcoat anything in the book, it was a very raw book. I didn't dislike anything in the book. I think the book was very well put together. The part of the plot that was interesting was when the headmaster's wife was giving birth and when the baby came out not fully white, Amari and Polly tried to hide the baby but when the headmaster found out, he threw the baby to the ground and shot it. It was interesting to me because how can one murder a baby in which he murdered the child.
When reading the book it reminded me of old movies and stories I would see in class while learning about slavery. This book is relatable because Amari had to adjust and learn how to survive in an unfamiliar place.]]> 2018-01-06 18:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219099387 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100133  “Amari loved the rusty brown dirt of Ziavi. The path, hard-packed from thousands of bare feet that had trod on it for decades, was flanked on both sides by fat, fruit-laden mango trees, the sweet smell of which always seemed to welcome her home.” ( p.2)

This description of Amari’s village  demonstrates Amari’s  love and appreciation for her home and community, even though the “whites” may think this is a community of savages living in the jungle. I find this important because it shows that you should always love where you come from]]> 2018-01-06 19:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100133 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100226 "We are caught in a place where there is no hope, no escape from the misery of the present of the memories of the past" (p. 29)

I liked this quote because I feel as though what was said is relatable to life now. In the past we experienced hate and racism. Up to now we are still experiencing such behavior, "we are caught in a place where there is no hope."]]> 2018-01-06 19:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100226 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100635 "Family ties only confuse the poor creatures. They'll forget each other as soon as the sun sets. Trust me" (p 78)
I liked this quote because it took me awhile to understand what they might by the sunset, which means death, and they are saying that we will forget each other when we die.]]> 2018-01-06 19:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100635 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100832 I wouldn't recommend this book to young readers that would not understand all of the book's contents. I would recommend this book to people who like historical and real life events. I also would suggests this book to those who have problems adjusting. I wouldn't suggest this book to sensitive people. Overall this is a great book.]]> 2018-01-06 19:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219100832 tgordon20 https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219103634 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6BuXRTk5D4 

I chose this song because it connects to the theme in the book. The main character is going through a major change and have to find the strength in herself to overcome such things.]]> 2018-01-06 20:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tgordon20/uj643bp1wkk3/wish/219103634