"Young Yared is not the best student. He fails so often that he considers giving up on school completely. But the failures and perseverance of a caterpillar inspire him to untangle his heart and return to his studies with purpose. Motivated by the beauty of church music, he developed a new way to write it that caught the ear of the emperor. His devotion to music and education elevated him from the streets of Axum to Sainthood, and his music is still considered sacred to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church." -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life, Biography
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Africa, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia
Ethnicity: Ethiopian
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Religion: Christian
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary