Title: The spirit of the baobab tree
Description: Out of the sketchbook of a nine-year-old foster child, a Griot appears to teach a class about their family histories, from Africa, to slavery in America, to crime-ridden cities, urging the children to acknowledge the pain and the triumphs of the past so they can choose to make a better future.
Subjects: Genealogy, Foster home care, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Schools, African Americans, Storytellers, City and town life, History