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This treasure was buried among the free books on my Kindle. It was a hard read, and really makes you think about the people who left home to find a better life that we celebrate on Thanksgiving and those that we refuse to help. This short book by Ousman Umar describes his journey from Ghana to Spain between the ages of about 13-17. We should all read this book.

I was in a bit of a reading slump and selected this from among the free books on the kindle. He had an incredible experience and the most amazing luck, but a lot of the book in unbelievably sad. I feel so sad thinking of everyone who has died trying to get to Europe, everyone who has gotten stuck in Libya or Morocco or being homeless and without skills once they reached their destination.

I‘m not big on memoirs but this is an excellent read! Ousman (& his translator) make you feel like you are right there with him as he gives you a concise description of what it is like to be a young boy/youth on a many yeared journey through desert and sea and various countries to try to better your life.

I saw the posts @Texreader made about this book, realized it was also in my Kindle library, and decided I should read it this week. It‘s a short but great memoir about a teenager who was able to beat all the odds against him as he made his way from Ghana to Spain.

* Map & author photo from book

#ReadingAfrica2022 #Ghana #ReadTheWorld #ReadingTheWorld #translated #memoir #nonfiction

This is a short memoir about a boy‘s following rumors to a better life in the “Land of the Whites,” and his journey from #Ghana to Spain. He doesn‘t know his actual age but when he undertook the trip he was probably between 13-17. Among 46 people abandoned in the Sahara by smugglers, he was 1 of 6 who survived walking 3 weeks out of the desert. He spent the most time in #Libya trying to make enough money to make it to Europe, which he finally ⬇️

The author is learning about life in Spain

#Ghana #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

A short book, we are already leaving #Ghana for #Togo, #BurkinaFaso, and #Niger. #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I started this ebook yesterday in my attempt to reread some countries for #readingafrica2022. I didn‘t feel like I learned much about #Ghana from my the first book I read for that country, although both that book and this one are about leaving the country. This book also appears to cover a number of west African countries so that‘s a bonus.

Interesting memoir about a teenager's journey from Ghana to Spain. Ousmane Umar explains his reasons for wanting to reach "paradise," how he imagined Europe, the different steps of his journey with the horrors he witnessed, but also the friendship and generosity he met on the way. He also shares how he's now trying to help young people in Ghana have a better future through his NGO, NASCO Feeding Minds.

When I posted about World Book Day a few days ago I mistakenly left out the tagged book. Below are the respective Litsy challenges that they can be applied to. Get these books (& more) here: Here‘s the link: https://www.amazon.com/article/read-the-world-2022?ref_=SIN_CWBD22_SS_TW

The Other Man: #India #foodandlit2022
The Easy Life: #Japan #foodandlit2022
North to Paradise: #Ghana #readingafrica2022
The Ardent Swarm: #Tunisia #readingafrica2022

Look at this awesome map in the tagged book. It may work for more countries than just #Ghana! #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I didn‘t feel like the book I read by an author from #Ghana, Her Name is Knight, gave me enough to learn about the country so today I picked this one as one of my two free choices for Amazon first reads. #readingafrica2022 @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle