December 2013

Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad (Hardcover)

By Monica Edinger, Robert Byrd (Illustrator)

$17.99

ISBN: 9780763650384

Availability: Available at Warehouse

Published: Candlewick - October 8th, 2013

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Sarah Margru Kinson , age nine, is held on the slave ship Amistad, headed for America. This beautifully illustrated book tells the remarkable true story of Sarah’s return to her home, Africa.

Robin

The Testament of Mary (Hardcover)

By Colm Toibin

$19.99

ISBN: 9781451688382

Availability: Available at Warehouse

Published: Scribner - November 13th, 2012

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Mary’s first-person account of watching her son grow into the man known as Jesus.  She retells her story years after the crucifixion, when the disciples, who are trying to write the Gospels, want to hear more than Mary’s actual version of events. Mary tells some of  most well-known stories including one about which she is a little skeptical (and scared) -  turning water to wine — while nostalgically telling them about the simpler days of being a mother, back when her son wasn’t The Son.

A book for mothers, a book for readers who love Toibin’s writing, and a thought provoking tale, perfect for book groups.

Megan