My Name Is Blessing

Based on the life of a real boy, this warm-hearted, beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Baraka, a young Kenyan boy with a physical disability. Baraka and eight cousins live with their grandmother. She gives them boundless love, but there is never enough money or food, and life is hard --love doesn't feed hungry stomachs or clothe growing bodies, or school keen minds. Baraka is too young, and, with his disability, needs too much, and she is too old. A difficult choice must be made, and grandmother and grandchild set off on a journey to see if there is a place at the orphanage for Baraka. The story begins by looking at Baraka's physical disability as a misfortune, but ends by looking beyond the disability, to his great heart and spirit, and the blessings he brings.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 09/10/2013
ISBN: 9781770493018
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.40w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 pg. 123
School Library Journal 11/01/2013 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 48 - Recommended, Satisfactory