| How You Grow Wings Contributor(s): Onoseta, Rimma (Author) |
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ISBN: 1643751913 ISBN-13: 9781643751917 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Siblings - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Class Differences |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2022004612 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. Sánchez about two sisters in Nigeria and their journey to break free of an oppressive home. Sisters Cheta and Zam couldn't be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from conflict--either at school or at home, where her mother fires abuse at her. Timid Zam escapes most of her mother's anger, skating under the radar and avoiding her sister whenever possible. In a turn of good fortune, Zam is invited to live with her aunt's family in the lap of luxury. Jealous, Cheta also leaves home, but finds a harder existence that will drive her to terrible decisions. When the sisters are reunited, Zam alone will recognize just how far Cheta has fallen--and Cheta's fate will rest in Zam's hands. Debut author Rimma Onoseta deftly explores classism, colorism, cycles of abuse, how loyalty doesn't always come attached to love, and the messy truths that sometimes family is not a source of comfort and that morality is all shades of gray. |