num_pages: 160
description: Running for their lives to escape the political upheaval in Ethiopia, two young girls from different faiths form an unlikely friendship.
language: English
title: The Storyteller's Beads
titlecomplete: The Storyteller's Beads
genres: Adventure, Ethiopia, Cultural, Geography, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Africa, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 203
places: East Africa
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers