How You Grow Wings
An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. SĂÂĄnchez about two sisters in Nigeria and their journey to break free of an oppressive home.
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Sisters Cheta and Zam couldnââŹâ˘t be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from conflictââŹâeither at school or at home, where her mother fires abuse at her. Timid Zam escapes most of her motherââŹâ˘s anger, skating under the radar and avoiding her sister whenever possible. In a turn of good fortune, Zam is invited to live with her auntââŹâ˘s family in the lap of luxury. Jealous, Cheta also leaves home, but finds a harder existence that will drive her to terrible decisions. When the sisters are reunited, Zam alone will recognize justĂ howĂ far Cheta has fallenââŹâand ChetaââŹâ˘s fate will rest in ZamââŹâ˘s hands.
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Debut author Rimma Onoseta deftly explores classism, colorism, cycles of abuse, howĂ loyalty doesnââŹâ˘t always come attached to love, andĂ the messy truths that sometimes family is not a source of comfort and that morality is all shades of gray.
How You Grow Wings
An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. SĂÂĄnchez about two sisters in Nigeria and their journey to break free of an oppressive home.
Ă
Sisters Cheta and Zam couldnââŹâ˘t be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from conflictââŹâeither at school or at home, where her mother fires abuse at her. Timid Zam escapes most of her motherââŹâ˘s anger, skating under the radar and avoiding her sister whenever possible. In a turn of good fortune, Zam is invited to live with her auntââŹâ˘s family in the lap of luxury. Jealous, Cheta also leaves home, but finds a harder existence that will drive her to terrible decisions. When the sisters are reunited, Zam alone will recognize justĂ howĂ far Cheta has fallenââŹâand ChetaââŹâ˘s fate will rest in ZamââŹâ˘s hands.
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Debut author Rimma Onoseta deftly explores classism, colorism, cycles of abuse, howĂ loyalty doesnââŹâ˘t always come attached to love, andĂ the messy truths that sometimes family is not a source of comfort and that morality is all shades of gray.
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An emotionally riveting novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. SĂÂĄnchez about two sisters in Nigeria and their journey to break free of an oppressive home.
Ă
Sisters Cheta and Zam couldnââŹâ˘t be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from conflictââŹâeither at school or at home, where her mother fires abuse at her. Timid Zam escapes most of her motherââŹâ˘s anger, skating under the radar and avoiding her sister whenever possible. In a turn of good fortune, Zam is invited to live with her auntââŹâ˘s family in the lap of luxury. Jealous, Cheta also leaves home, but finds a harder existence that will drive her to terrible decisions. When the sisters are reunited, Zam alone will recognize justĂ howĂ far Cheta has fallenââŹâand ChetaââŹâ˘s fate will rest in ZamââŹâ˘s hands.
Ă
Debut author Rimma Onoseta deftly explores classism, colorism, cycles of abuse, howĂ loyalty doesnââŹâ˘t always come attached to love, andĂ the messy truths that sometimes family is not a source of comfort and that morality is all shades of gray.
