![]() Her sister, Baby T is violently killed and mutilated, her hair scraped. Her arrest opens a new chapter of the horror that goes on in Sodom and Gomorrah. Kabria is once robbed at “Agbogbloshie” market by a young “boy’ The culprit is apprehended and surprisingly, it turns out that she is indeed a girl – “Fofo”, the daughter of “cursed Maa Tsuru. The rustic life of Sodom and Gomorrah compounds the misery of young boys and girls who take to drugs, prostitution and gangsterism as a means of survival. The children lack basic comforts of life and are thus forced to embrace the harsh realities of street life. Maa Tsuru’ husband conies only to impregnate her, and thereafter vanishes into thin air. That is why her household is in disarray and her dreams shattered. Maa Tsuru believes that a curse trails her including her household. According to the story, “a part of Fofo was and would always be the fourteen years that she was but the harshness of life on the streets had also made a premature adult, part of her. She is a victim of rejection and abandonment. At the center of this gory tale is Fofo, a 14 year old daughter of Maa Tsuru. It is the unfortunate story of what can happen to any human society where children are born and abandoned by parents due to “poverty” or “carelessness”. “Faceless” tells the story of abandonment. Hence the story can still reflect the life of any other city anywhere in the world. ![]() Streetlife is not peculiar to Ghana alone as most countries of the world experience the impact of deviant acts as a result of the abandonment of children due to poverty amid other social/cultural issues. Characters in the story also share common Ghanaian names such as, “Kwei, Odarley, Fofo, Maa Tsuru, Kabria, Naa Yomo” etc. ‘Kenkey, local food made from corn ma also ot(-lmana origin. “Akpeteshie” for instance, is a popular local girl brewed in Ghana. There are common names in the book that lend credence to the assertion that the story originates from Ghana. ![]() Events in the story take place most predominately in Sodom and Gomorrah, a suburb for street life and violent acts: This ghetto town is inhabited by the rustics where all forms of deviance prevail, Characteristic of ghettos, Sodom and Gomorrah is full of violent crimes namely, child prostitution, rape, robbery, hard drugs, brutality and even violent death. I would recommend this for fourth- and fifth-graders.SETTING/BACKGROUND & PLOT OF STORY SETTING/BACKGROUND Her mix of espionage and historical drama make for a fast-paced and engaging adventure. All these moments play out cinematic pacing and smooth prose.įaceless is the sort of story I would have loved as a middle-reader and that I still enjoy today. There are a few “main” supporting characters, but it’s Alice’s experiences that take center stage.Īmong Alice’s experiences are flashbacks to spy training, uncovering mission assignments and the actual events of her mission, which are full of suspense and bursts of high adrenaline. But there are a few moments when her insecurities peak through, and that’s what makes her interesting. She’s confident and well-prepared for her assignment. Most of the time, Alice feels older than her years. Once you do, however, you understand the storytelling choices author Kathryn Lasky has made. Synopsis provided by HarperCollinsįaceless starts out with a good hook, but it takes more than a few pages to get your bearings. Now, as Alice faces her most dangerous assignment yet, she fears discovery, but, most of all, she fears losing her own sister. But Louise wants to live an ordinary life and leaves the agency. They’re growing up in wartime England, where the threat of Nazi occupation is ever near. They are, essentially, faceless.Īlice and Louise Winfield are sisters and spies in the Tabula Rasa. They can pass unseen through enemy lines and “become” other people without being recognized. Over the centuries, a small clan of spies called the Tabula Rasa has worked ceaselessly to fight oppression. 19, 2021, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12)Ī young British spy finds herself in the heart of the Nazi government in Kathryn Lasky’s new upper middle-grade novel, Faceless. FACELESS, by Kathryn Lasky, HarperCollins, Oct.
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