Adi of Boutanga children’s book recommendation is by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.
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Adi of Boutanga: A Story from CameroonÂ
by Alain Serge Dzotap (Author), Marc Daniau (Illustrator)
Brief summary: This story, translated from French, is a work of realistic fiction about Adi, a thirteen-year-old Mbororos girl. Adi enjoys her life, family, and school until the eldest man in her family decides she should marry. Fortunately, her father intervenes and breaks the cycle of child brides in their family by relocating Adi away from his brother.
Comments: This is a serious story suitable for fifth grade and up. I would have preferred it as a full-chapter book, but it is a picture book intended for tweens and middle school readers.
It is based on a real girl named Adi.
The backstory and more information about the culture are in the back pages. I enjoy reading stories like this, where authors write about their own cultures.
The illustrations were created with oil on paper.
Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—
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The selected children’s books are chosen by a highly qualified retired elementary school librarian, who passionately reads and recommends picture books to teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book enthusiasts.
Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris recommends are checked out from the public library. The only exception is for the complimentary copies that she receives for an honest review, which are duly noted.