Treasure of the World

- Reviews -

Praise for Treasure of the World "Rich with memorable characters and streaks of brilliant writing, as in the author' s previous works, Ana' s story takes readers on an arduous and ultimately rewarding journey that illuminates a fraction of the human toll behind the profit-driven pursuits of a materialistic world. Heartbreakingly splendid. " --Kirkus, starred review"Utterly riveting. . . [O]ffers a view of complex family dynamics and child labor that is shocking and powerful. " --School Library Journal, starred review"Gripping . . Sullivan effectively portrays 12-year-old narrator Ana and the oppressive demands she faces. . . skillfully crafting memorable characters and close relationships. . . Sullivan approaches tough topics, including child labor, economic pressure, and repressive gender roles, from a resonant, believably young perspective, balancing Ana' s precarious struggle to survive with hope. " --Publishers Weekly"Sullivan, who addressed child labor in the cocoa industry in The Bitter Side of Sweet, here exposes the tragedy of child miners forced to leave school to help supporttheir families by working in the mountain that eats men. . . . Readers are left with. . . hope. . . but the dire plight of all thesefamilies is abundantly clear. " --Booklist

- Author Bio -

Tara Sullivan is the author of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Golden Boy and The Bitter Side of Sweet. She was born in India and spent her childhood living in Bangladesh, Ecuador, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic with her parents, who were international aid workers. She received a BA in Spanish literature and cognitive science from the University of Virginia and an MA in Latin American studies and an MPA in nonprofit management from Indiana University. Her first novel, Golden Boy, won the 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Award and was selected as a top-ten book of 2013 by YALSA and as a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and The Wall Street Journal. Her second novel, The Bitter Side of Sweet, won the 2017 Children' s Africana Book Award Honor and was an ALSC Notable Children' s Book. She currently lives with her family in Massachusetts.

- Full Details -

Status:	Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13:	9780525516989
Published:	18 Jan 2022
Published In:	United States
Imprint:	G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publisher:	Penguin Putnam Inc
Format:	Paperback
Height:	195mm
Width:	130mm
Spine:	30mm
Weight:	295g
Pages:	416

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