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"'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's exquisite and devastating novel 'How Beautiful We Were.' Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean up and financial reparations to...
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Nancy Paulsen Books
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IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Oil spills threaten penguins' well-being, so everyone wants to help them out of their situation. Providing them sweaters to help them keep warm and safe turns out not to be the best solution. Inspired by real events, this heartening story shines a spotlight on the environment, and stars a group of truly irresistible penguins.