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No Condition Is Permanent

Cristina Kessler

3.8/5 ( ratings)

When Jodie's mother decides to move to West Africa, Jodie's world seems like it is being turned upside-down. But when Jodie arrives in Bukama, the small African village in Sierra Leone where they are going to live, a young girl emerges from the crowd to greet her. She is Khadi, and she is to become Jodie's closest friend. Until Jodie watches the entire village break into a wild dance -- including Khadi, who begins to disappear from the village. "Secret Society, Jodie. Stay away from it, " her mother warns her. The secret society, Sande, involves the genital mutilation of young girls. It is a dangerous ritual -- one that could cost Khadi her life, and Jodie decides to try to save her friend. But Jodie is messing with a sacred cultural taboo that could threaten her very place in the village -- and her mother's as well.

Language: English

Pages: 183

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Philomel

Release: January 10, 2000

ISBN: 0399234861

ISBN 13: 9780399234866

No Condition Is Permanent

Cristina Kessler

3.8/5 ( ratings)

When Jodie's mother decides to move to West Africa, Jodie's world seems like it is being turned upside-down. But when Jodie arrives in Bukama, the small African village in Sierra Leone where they are going to live, a young girl emerges from the crowd to greet her. She is Khadi, and she is to become Jodie's closest friend. Until Jodie watches the entire village break into a wild dance -- including Khadi, who begins to disappear from the village. "Secret Society, Jodie. Stay away from it, " her mother warns her. The secret society, Sande, involves the genital mutilation of young girls. It is a dangerous ritual -- one that could cost Khadi her life, and Jodie decides to try to save her friend. But Jodie is messing with a sacred cultural taboo that could threaten her very place in the village -- and her mother's as well.

Language: English

Pages: 183

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Philomel

Release: January 10, 2000

ISBN: 0399234861

ISBN 13: 9780399234866

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