Book
My name is Blessing / written by Eric Walters ; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Based on a true story about a young Kenyan boy whose mother left him but had named him Muthini which meant suffering because he was born with no fingers on his left hand and only two on his right. Many times he was made fun of or avoided which hurt him deeply. He lives with his very elderly grandmother, his Nyanya, along with many cousins whose parents had either died or left them. They are extremely poor and there is never enough money or food, but plenty of love. A difficult choice must be made and Muthini is the youngest child and needs to have a better chance in life, so his Nyanya takes him to an orphanage where he is blessed and his name is changed to Baraka which means blessing for he was a blessing just as his grandmother always knew.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770493018
- ISBN: 1770493018
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Tundra Books, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:february.14 |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic format. |
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| Subject: | Orphanages > Kenya > Fiction. Orphanages > Kenya > Juvenile fiction. Orphans > Kenya > Juvenile fiction. Orphans > Kenya > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at Sitka.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Burns Lake Public Library | E (Text) | 35198000518689 | Children's | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort Nelson Public Library | E WAL (Text) | 35246000810927 | Children's Corner | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Granisle Public Library | EHC WAL (Text) | 35190000195618 | Easy Hardcover Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kimberley Public Library | CHP WAL (Text) | 35137000065739 | Children's Picture Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kitimat Public Library | E Wal (Text) | 32665001875584 | Easy Reader Hardcovers | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Rossland Public Library | E WAL (Text) | 35162000083870 | Easy | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Squamish Public Library | E WAL (Text) | 33110002981395 | Easy Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Taylor Public Library | ESY WAL (Text) | 35156000087337 | TPL - Easy Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Terrace Public Library | E Wal (Text) | 35151000445163 | Easy Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Valemount Public Library | e wal (Text) | 35194014199640 | Children easy | Volume hold | Available | - |
