My name is Blessing
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770493018
- ISBN: 1770493018
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Physical Description:
print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : Tundra Books, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:february.14 |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic format. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Orphanages -- Kenya -- Fiction Orphanages -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Kenya -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Kenya -- Fiction Curriculum Lab. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | E Wal (Text) | 35151000445163 | Easy Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
Based on a true story about a young Kenyan boy whose mother left him but had named him Muthini which meant suffering because he was born with no fingers on his left hand and only two on his right. Many times he was made fun of or avoided which hurt him deeply. He lives with his very elderly grandmother, his Nyanya, along with many cousins whose parents had either died or left them. They are extremely poor and there is never enough money or food, but plenty of love. A difficult choice must be made and Muthini is the youngest child and needs to have a better chance in life, so his Nyanya takes him to an orphanage where he is blessed and his name is changed to Baraka which means blessing for he was a blessing just as his grandmother always knew.