Fatou: An African Girl in Harlem

by Sidibe Ibrahima and Sidi

Twelve year old Fatou travels from West Africa to America thinking she's furthering her education. Yet, she arrives in New York City greeted by a man three times her age-someone from her village who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976393905
• ISBN13: 9780976393900
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Harlem Book Center
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

creative reader

THESE BOOKS HAD ME FROM BEGINNING TO ENDING. THESE BOOKS ARE GREAT, BUT YOU CANNOT JUST READ ONE, IN ORDER TO GET THE FULL CONCEPT, YOU MUST READ BOTH OF THE BOOKS. I READ BOTH BOOKS IN THREE DAYS. THEY WERE SUCH GREAT READS THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO BE PUT IN A MOVIE VERSION AND SEE WHO WOULD PLAY THE CHARACTERS FOR THESE STORIES.

Hooked from Beginning to End

This was a exciting read. It keeps you hooked from beginning to end. In fact, it was so goood that we're reading part 2.

hott

This book was good. At first I thought the book was wack, because the cover wasn't that appealing but after reading the book i couldn't put it down. This book is crazy. A must read.

Coming to America

"Today your life will change forever." Twelve year old Fatou had no idea of the severity of those words spoken by her father. Her innocent mind had hopes and dreams of him becoming an elder, moving her poor family to a more developed section of their West African village. Fatou will come to discover that her fate was sealed before her birth; she is to marry the much older son of her father's late best friend. Within days she loses her innocence to her new husband, forty-five year old Lama Contravene and is moved to America under the pretense she is going to school. Fatou's world is turned upside down when she realizes she was deceived and would not be continuing her studies, but be forced to grow up before her time, under Lama's control. Lama gets Fatou a job braiding hair at Fifi's braid Shop. It is at Fifi's where Fatou meets people and gains the confidence that would allow her to break free. Becoming a teenage madam could be considered one of the more tolerable things Fatou experienced. But when she meets and falls in love with David, a Jamaican drug kingpin, she is in for the ride of her life. She evolves into the ultimate ride or die chick. Despite the many typographical and grammatical errors, this was a great read; one that had me fully engrossed and concerned about Fatou's welfare. Fatou, the African girl from Harlem transforms right before our eyes and at the end of the book I was sorry to see her go. Well done Sidi! Englishruler ARC Book Club Inc. Star Rating: 4 stars