Flying Through Water (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316703963)

"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

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
ISBN-10: 0316703966
ISBN-13: 9780316703963
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 5.50h x 7.70w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024
Booklist 04/15/2024 pg. 56