Flying Through Water, Mamle Wolo
Flying Through Water, Mamle Wolo
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Flying Through Water

Author: Mamle Wolo

Narrator: Abdul Salis

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2024


Synopsis

For fans of A Long Walk to Water and Hatchet, this boy’s gripping journey from poverty to empowerment transports readers to modern-day Ghana, into the throes of an extraordinary survival story.
 
Sena treasures his life in rural Ghana—playing soccer, working the family farm, striving to do his best at school—but he is increasingly aware of his family's precarious security in the face of poverty. When an alluring gentleman comes to town to befriend local teenagers, offering promises of a better future, it only takes one more unsettling turn of events to send Sena into the clutches of human traffickers. Sena's ordeal, escape, and remarkable survival makes for a page-turning adventure of self-discovery and empowerment.
 

Reviews

Goodreads review by DaNae

Parts of this book were devastating. The mid-portion follows a young boy, Sena, into the child trafficking labor of the fishing industry on the Volta Lake in Ghana. The final part of the book softened the harsh realism. I would have liked a more concrete ending. Summer mini24 - 8) WRESTLING: A heavy......more

Goodreads review by Glenna

I enjoyed reading the story of Sena and his relationship with his grandfather. Sena's grandfather taught him many things about living with the natural world , and Sena was able to use that knowledge to survive after he escaped from forced labor as a fisher boy on Lake Akosomba in Ghana. Sena experie......more

Goodreads review by Nina

Interesting that this YA book - which I read because I know the author, and wanted to read her second novel - is about the after effects of the creation of the Volta Lake in Ghana. I have just also finished reading A Dam for Africa: Akosombo Stories from Ghana which highlights different aspects of t......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

Not AT ALL what I expected, but still pretty good! The beginning was less interesting as I didn’t care so much for the grandfathers stories. I just wanted to get to the action and drama. The drama was BIG. Hard concepts and tough to process trafficked children. I almost wish there was more stuff fro......more


Quotes

Praise for The Kaya Girl:A 2022 Kirkus Best Children's Book
2023 Children's Africana Book Award
2023 Bank Street College Best Books

* "A heartwarming and inspiring tale of a friendship that surpasses class differences and social stigma."—Kirkus, starred review

* "Middle graders will enjoy being transported to the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of the Makola Market in Accra, Ghana, which set the stage for Adena’s summer."—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Employing realistic dialogue and lush descriptions of the sights, smells, and tastes of Ghana, this smart exploration of friendship’s lasting power centers two teens expanding and exploring their worlds."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"...will transport readers to Ghana." —Booklist

"Readers...will also recognize that moving beyond bias can be an act of individual courage and choice." —The Bulletin