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Tina, a sixteen‑year‑old, leaves behind the streets of Kenya with two friends to journey into the Congo—a country scarred by conflict and where her mother vanished years earlier. Determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s murder, Tina becomes embroiled in a dangerous search that pulls her into the underworld of gangs, homelessness, and survival. As the trio navigates the treacherous terrain, they confront the complexities of being refugees, orphans, and black siblings battling for justice amid a nation fraught with violence. Their path is riddled with challenges that ultimately test their bonds and force them to question whether vengeance can bring closure or merely deepen the cycle of suffering.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Natalie C. Anderson
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