In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life, Cross Group
Content: Economic Struggle
Settings: Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, New York, Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Cameroonian, Unspecified
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, White/European American/Caucasian
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Positive
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary