Beyond the mango tree

By Amy Bronwen Zemser

Subjects: Liberia, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Diabetes, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Children's fiction, Family, fiction, Mothers and daughters, Friendship

Description: While living in Liberia with her possessive, diabetic mother and often-absent father, twelve-year-old Sarina longs for a friend with whom to experience the world beyond her yard.