Crossing the Stream, ElizabethIrene Baitie
Crossing the Stream, ElizabethIrene Baitie
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Crossing the Stream

Author: Elizabeth-Irene Baitie

Narrator: Kofi Boakye

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/08/2021


Synopsis

Ato hasn’t visited his grandmother’s house since he was seven. He’s heard the rumors that she’s a witch, and his mother has told him that he must never sit on the old couch on her porch. Now here he is, on that exact couch, with a strangelooking drink his grandmother has given him, wondering if the rumors are true. What’s more, there’s a freshly dug hole in her yard that Ato suspects may be a grave meant for him.

Meanwhile, at school, Ato and his friends have entered a competition to win entry to Nnoma, the island bird sanctuary that Ato’s father helped create. But something is poisoning the community garden where their project is housed, and Ato sets out to track down the culprit. In doing so, he brings his estranged mother and grandmother back together, and begins healing the wounds left on the family by his father’s death years before.

And that hole in the yard? It is a grave, but not for the purpose Ato feared, and its use brings a tender, celebratory ending to this deeply felt and universal story of healing and love from one of Ghana’s most admired children’s authors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hoover Public Library on August 30, 2021

I've been actively pursuing stories set outside of the United States. Thank you to Irene Latham for recommending this excellent layered mystery set in Ghana!......more

Goodreads review by PJ on June 10, 2021

Crossing the Stream by Elizabeth-Irene Baitie is a fascinating book for young readers, an adventure crammed with captivating characters. The story opens with 12-year old Ato and his friends hoping to win a competition that will allow them to visit Nnoma, a bird island that Ato's father helped build......more

Goodreads review by coffeeN'books on June 15, 2021

Crossing The Stream is a story about traversing boundaries, breaking trust, building friendships, facing betrayal, and embracing courage. And while these may primarily reflect adult characters, the story’s three starring characters are children, whose friendship leads them through a path that shakes......more

Goodreads review by Christine on June 13, 2021

I picked up this book really liking the cover (you know what they say about that), BUT - I have been enjoying this sweet middle school aged novel. Though I am no longer a middle schooler, I sometimes browse content that will be consumed by the younger generation out of curiosity, being in the busines......more

Goodreads review by Katelynne on August 20, 2021

Wow, this one really grew on me as I read it. Powerful.......more