Auma's Long Run

by Eucabeth A. Odhiambo

Book Overview

Auma loves to run. In her small Kenyan village, she's a track star with big dreams. A track scholarship could allow her to attend high school and maybe even become a doctor. But a strange new sickness called AIDS is ravaging the village, and when her father becomes ill, Auma's family needs her help at home. Soon more people are getting sick--even dying--and no one knows why. Now Auma faces a difficult choice. Should she stay to support her struggling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512427845
• ISBN13: 9781512427844
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8