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Fatou: An African Girl in Harlem
Author: Sidi
Publisher: Harlem Book Center (2005)
Language: English
ISBN: 0976393905
Format: Trade Paper, 287 pages
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Price: $14.95
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FROM THE PUBLISHER
Twelve year old Fatou travels from West Africa to America thinking she's
furthering her education. Yet, she arrives in New York City greeted by a man
three times her age -- someone from her village who paid a dowry to be her
husband. Suffering through pedophiles, deplorable cruel living conditions, and
a slave life job eventually pushes her over the edge. When the smoke clears,
she refuses to be a victim and exerts control of her life by becoming part of
Harlem's fast money scene. The resulting terror leveled at anyone who gets in
her way doesn't mask her old wounds but it does soothe her overwhelming hunger
for revenge. Aside from money, power, respect, and her new love for New York
City's number one drug lord, that's all a West African girl in Harlem has to
look forward to.
This fast paced novel examines what happens when the bond of family and
tradition fall apart. And it shows how a strong and fearless woman can hold her
own surrounded by grimy men in the dangerous drug game.
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