The Bitter Side of Sweet
by Tara Sullivan
Hardcover
G P Putnams Sons Books For Young Readers
Published February 2016
English
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About This Book
This young adult novel follows 15-year-old Amadou and his younger brother Seydou, trapped in forced labor on an Ivory Coast cacao plantation after being tricked into work. When a girl named Khadija joins them at the camp, the three form a bond and attempt escape together. Sullivan tells this story through the eyes of children who must survive impossible conditions while clinging to what matters most: each other. Rooted in the real practices of the chocolate industry, this 2017 Children’s Africana Book Award Honor winner shows how families endure under brutality.
