Auma's Long Run Contributor(s): Odhiambo, Eucabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823445658 ISBN-13: 9780823445653 Publisher: Holiday House
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Track & Field |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: Auma is racing toward her dreams as fast as possible--but can she turn her back on her family when tragedy hits home? This acclaimed debut set in 1980s Kenya is a poignant story of loss, grief, and the power of resilience. A track scholarship could put thirteen-year-old Auma one step closer to leaving her small village in Kenya. She is determined to become a doctor, and nothing--not her classmates, not her marrying age, and not the night runners who come by the house while she sleeps--will stop her. But then a strange new sickness called AIDS starts ravaging the town, eventually spreading to her own father. How can she think of leaving when her mother and siblings need her? Determined Auma finds herself in a different kind of race: to find out if there's a cure and protect her family, all while keeping a hold on her dreams. Based on the author's childhood in Kenya, Auma's story humanizes the AIDS epidemic and reveals hope amidst a devastating health crisis. Paperback edition includes a reading guide at the back! |
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