The Bite of the Mango Section 4 can she truly begin to

can she truly begin to accept what happened to May

children can look and listen all at the same time

" — School Library Journal (starred review)

this book will have vehicle-obsessed kids reading and singing along

playtime introduces numbers—and there are bright

The Bite of the Mango Section 4 can she truly begin toAs a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry. But when 12 year old Mariatu set out for a neighboring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children themselves, attacked and tortured Mariatu. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands. Stumbling through