"A searingly honest story of adventure, resilience, and survival. A must-read!"--Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee 
 ★ "A powerful look at...the will to survive."―Kirkus, starred review 
 ★ "Readers will devour Sena's story."--School Library Journal, starred review 
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. 
 "Engaging."―Booklist

Author: Mamle Wolo
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 5.50h x 7.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780316703963
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s): 
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Booklist 04/15/2024 pg. 56
School Library Journal 05/17/2024 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2024 pg. 145
About the Author
MAMLE WOLO is the award-winning author of The Kaya Girl. She studied at the University of Cambridge and the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom and is an Honorary Fellow in Writing of the University of Iowa. She writes fiction, poetry, and screenplays and lives with her family in Accra, Ghana.