9781569022191

This is the story of a Yibir family in Somalia. In,this novel, after an out-of-town trip on footGeeddi never returns home. Instead, his two,children, Amina and Ali, are greeted with news of,his death. His teenage daughter, Aminaassumes the role of parent to her nine-year-old,brother. As Ali grows up he becomes an excellent,student, but his private thoughts leave him,frustrated and confused. He knows Yibirs are,shunned by society, but doesn't understand why.,This is the story of a boy searching for a role,in a society determined to keep him out.