Questa autrice di origini ghanesi, residente nel Regno Unito, scrive narrativa contemporanea per bambini più grandi che attrae anche gli adulti. Il suo lavoro spesso approfondisce temi che risuonano tra le generazioni. Attraverso il suo stile narrativo unico, esplora relazioni complesse ed esperienze vissute dai suoi personaggi. La sua prosa è coinvolgente e ispiratrice, rendendola una voce significativa nella letteratura per giovani adulti e adulti.
Ama's family run a fruit farm in Ghana, West Africa. Follow Ama as she takes you to meet her family and gives you a tour around the farm!Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Independent Library book is for pupils in Y3/P4 at Oxford Reading Level 8 to read without support.
With her father Solomon not in her life since she was four and her mother Maggie working away in London, thirteen-year-old Esi has found contentment and stability living with Nana Nancy, cousin Ama and Auntie Cissy in Accra. Now all of that is about to change. Maggie has sent for her and Esi is leaving Ghana reluctantly to join her. Her move to London, not only forces Esi to deal with challenges she's never faced before, but it brings up many questions about Maggie and Solomon, the answers to which in the end change her life. Looking Up is a fresh, contemporary story that will be enjoyed by older children and adults alike.