I am here, in the rain, tied to the mango tree. The water leve rises, above my naked feet, past my ankles. I wait
It has been this way since Sarina's family moved to Liberia from Boston eight months ago. Her mother ties her to the mango tree in their front yard, terrified of losing her. It's never for long, and Sarina knows her mother doesn't mean to hurt her. But things just seem to get harder the longer her family stays in this country so far from home.
On good days, when Sarina's mother is feeling better, she sets her daughter free. On bad days, Sarina dangles her feet in the puddles and mud until dusk, waiting for someone to rescue her, wishing for the one thing her mother fears most: a friend.
Then one day Sarina meets Boima, a Liberian boy, and he becomes Sarina's cherished secret. He takes her to places outside her dirty yard, and shows her the ocean, the trees, and the people of Liberia. Together they discover what friendship really means and that there is a world of joy, hunger, and hope waiting just beyond the mango tree.
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Amy bronwen zemser biography of albert
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There has been a lot of noise in the media about the upcoming film, Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep, and about Julie Powell's book, upon which the film was based. Ms. Powell, known for cursing her way through recipes in the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a single year, complained that she could never seem to find the ribbon when combining egg yolks with sugar, or that her crepe suzettes reeked of alcohol because she had failed to light them properly. And all this from a self-proclaimed home cook! If Julie Powell couldn't roll out a crepe or prepare an omelette, where did that leave someone like me -- a lowly author of young-adult books looking to follow a few of Julia Child's recipes in the name of research for a novel?
When I began writing Dear Julia, a farcical comedy about a teenage prodigy who writes letters to Julia Child detailing her mishaps and blunders in the kitchen, it became clear that I would need to prepare the same recipes as my protagonist
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Beyond the Mango Tree Topics for Discussion
1. Discuss Boima and Sarina's friendship.
Is it a conventional friendship? Do you have any friendships like theirs?
2. Discuss the importance of understanding illness. What does it mean to be informed about the effects of a disease?
Why is it important to understand a disease's impact on a person and his or her family?
3. Discuss diabetes. What are the symptoms of diabetes? Have you known anyone with diabetes?
4. Discuss what it is or might be like to move to a foreign place. What does "foreign" mean?
5. Why does Sarina's mother not want her to have any friends?
6. What is a traditional family? Who would you say comprises makes up a family in this story?
7. What are the consequences of stealing? Is it ever right to steal?
8. Do you know anyone from a foreign country? Have you learned anything from him or her that is completely
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