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Thirteen-year-old Habo has always been different--light eyes, yellow hair and white skin. Not the good brown skin his family has and not the white skin of tourists. Habo is strange and alone. His father, unable to accept Habo, abandons the family; his mother can scarcely look at him. His brothers are cruel and the other children never invite him to play. Only his sister Asu loves him well. But even Asu can't take the sting away when the family is forced from their small Tanzanian village, and Habo knows he is to blame. Seeking refuge in Mwanza, Habo and his family journey across the Serengeti. His aunt is glad to open her home until she sees Habo for the first time, and then she is only afraid. Suddenly, Habo has a new word for himself: Albino. But they hunt Albinos in Mwanza because Albino body parts are thought to bring good luck.
About the Author
Tara Sullivan pulls from her international childhood to write Young Adult novels that address contemporary human rights issues. Her debut, GOLDEN BOY, won the 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Award, and was a YALSA, Kirkus and Wall Street Journal book of the year. Her second novel, THE BITTER SIDE OF SWEET, won the 2017 Children's Africana Book Award, Honor, and was an ALSC Notable Children's Book of 2017. Check out her newest book, TREASURE OF THE WORLD, and find out more at www.TaraSullivanBooks.com!
