One Shadow on the Wall

by Leah Henderson

Book Overview

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 "stirring" (School Library Journal) middle grade 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's death. It was comforting. It was also a reminder that Mor had made a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481462954
• ISBN13: 9781481462952
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.7" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7