Yaa Gyasi
1) Homegoing
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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Description
"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Estudiante de doctorado en neurociencia, Gifty explora la conducta en ratones para investigar el funcionamiento de los circuitos neuronales de la depresion y la adiccion, dos enfermedades que han causado estragos entre sus seres mas queridos: su hermano, Nana, era una promesa del atletismo que murio hace anos a causa de una sobredosis de heroina tras una lesion de tobillo y la dependencia al OxyContin, mientras que su madre ha vuelto a caer en una...