Beyond the Mango Tree

by Amy Bronwen Zemser

Book Overview

The relationship between an American girl and a Liberian boy exposes the realities of social inequality and the rewards of friendship. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064407861
• ISBN13: 9780064407861
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.3" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Mango Tree Brilliant

BEYOND THE MANGO TREE is a sparkling debut. Ms. Zemser is a unique and jazzy talent. I'm looking forward to more of her work.

An eminent book!

Beyond the Mango Tree was an exciting four star book.It is about an American girl who moves to Liberia,in Africa because her dad is offered a job here.It was exciting because one night thieves came to her house and the guard was hit on the head and almost died and Sarina, the main character, was left alone.This book is also sad because even when Sarina doesn't do anything wrong her mother ties her to a tree and makes her stand in a dark muddy puddle. I have never read anything like this book before and recommend it to readers of all ages.

Realistically exotic!!

I thought this was a really fantastic book, the language, the plot and the characters were all very. . . alluring. Sarina's friend Boima supplies a series of dramatic stories throughout the book and Sarina's mother's diabetec probelems are extremely captivating, a must read for anyone who would love to have a change from the everyday world.

Couldn't put it down!

This is a wonderful story of friendship which crosses boundaries of class, race and gender. In spite of Sarina's momentary jealousy and suspicion, in the end she learns that love is important and transcends the boundaries her small world.

An absolutely must read!!

A pre-teen American girl has just moved to Liberia with her father (always doing "important" work upcountry), and a strange, diabetic mother. The story unravels as the girl makes a friend and her mother's problem grows steadily worse.........