One Shadow on the Wall

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An orphaned boy in contemporary Senegal must decide between doing what is right and what is easy as he struggles to keep a promise he made to his dying father in this captivating debut novel laced with magical realism.Eleven-year-old Mor was used to hearing his father's voice, even if no one else could since his father died. It was comforting. It was also a reminder that he had made a promise to his father before he passed: keep his sisters safe. Keep the family together. But almost as soon as they are orphaned, that promise seems impossible to keep. Senegal—in its heat and unforgiving nature—does not make this an easy task. Their aunt, a cold and serious woman, knows the most logical thing to do: send Mor to daara—an Islamic school for boys—and send his sisters to separate homes. Mor, plagued by his father's promise, urges his aunt to give him a few months to prove he can be a provider. Granted only the sweltering summer months, Mor...