Sharon M. Draper

Quotes

• “Amari loved the rusty brown dirt of Ziavi. The path, hard-packed from thousands of bare feet that had trod on it for decades, was flanked on both sides by fat, fruit-laden mango trees, the sweet smell of which always seemed to welcome her home.”

• “The spirit of the copper sun seemed to bleed for them as it glowed bright red against the deepening blue of the great water.”