{"product_id":"sisters-across-the-sea-agnes-boateng-9781949512267","title":"Sisters Across the Sea: Adopted by the Bono of Ghana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sisters\" since 1975, Agnes and Jo met as teenagers after both decided to participate in a foreign exchange experience through AFS International. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jo discovered she had been matched with a family in Chiraa, Ghana, she knew nothing of this region of Africa, save for what she could find in \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia Britannica\u003c\/em\u003e and a world atlas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer world soon expanded: After her first time on an airplane, staying in a hotel in New York, and (to the horror of a true Southerner!) drinking unsweetened iced tea, she said \"maakye\" to her host family five thousand miles from home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a summer's worth of adventures with each other, new friends young and old, and navigating the differences that span cultures and locales, these young women discovered a shared humanity that has spanned oceans and decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbena and Akosua tell their story - interweaving the history and culture of Ghana with meeting new challenges, elephants and chiefs, and even Shirley Temple - demonstrating that the world is wondrous and lifelong bonds are unbreakable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Boateng,Jo Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949512266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949512267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monte Ceceri Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.38d","brand":"Agnes Boateng","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520763543807,"sku":"9781949512267","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_564d2b58-2a4a-49e0-8b72-bbceb633a210.jpg?v=1762886949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sisters-across-the-sea-agnes-boateng-9781949512267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}