SYRA IS EIGHT YEARS OLD SHE LIVES WITH HER MOTHER, FATHER, AND HER OLDER SISTER IN IWOL, A VILLAGE IN SENEGAL WESTERN AFRICA. SHE DOESNT TALK TO PEOPLE OFTEN. VILLAGERS SAY THAT IS BECAUSE TWO SOURCERESSESSTOLE HER SISTER'S AND HER SOULS.HER MOTHER THINKS SHE HAS FINALLY CURED HER BUT THE VILLAGERS DONT BELIEVE HER.BECAUSE OF THIS WHICHCRAFT NO ONE WILL WANT HER HAND IN MARRIAGE. SO AS AN UNMARRIED WOMEN SHE WILL BE CUT OFF FROM THE VILLAGE, UNABLE TO LIVE WITH THOSE WHO CAN STILL HAVE CHILDREN. SYRA CANNOT LIVE WITH HER MOTHER BECAUSE OF THIS. HER BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IS THAT HER GRANDMOTHER WILL TAKE HER IN.
WHERE CHILDREN SLEEP.
The book where children sleep is about kids all around the world that need help with everyday things that we get easily. It brings awareness to people that not all children have a perfect life. It also explains how you, an average person can help a child in need.
The book where children sleep is about kids all around the world that need help with everyday things that we get easily. It brings awareness to people that not all children have a perfect life. It also explains how you, an average person can help a child in need.