Chocolate; sweet, delicious and satisfying. Yet, we have no idea at what cost this delicacy comes to us.
The Bitter Side of Sweet tells us the harrowing story of two brothers, Amadou and Seydou, who are abducted into forced child labor harvesting cocoa at a plantation in the Ivory Coast. Amadou is Seydou's older brother and does all he can to protect his brother and keep him safe, until a young girl, Khadija, is brought into the work camp. Khadija is wild, fierce and uncooperative, doing anything she can to escape the forced labor. To give any more away, would spoil this heart wrenching and violent story of survival.
Reading Level: 5.1 • Interest Level: 7-12 • AR Points: 12 • Lexile Level: 810 • Publisher: Penguin • Pages: 299 • Copyright: 2017 • ISBN: 0-14-751509-2 • Available in Perma-Bound Binding
CYRM 2020/21 Nominee, Young Adult
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