Yoruba Girl Dancing (pgs. 18-48)

Summary: Everyone was in the cathedral at the church on Sunday.  Aunt Rose believed that God would allow some rich people to enter heaven. Later, Grandma spoke to the young ones in the house. She was there to find out who brought the spell.  She began by saying how in that house they were all Christians.  She knew someone tried to bring juju into the house.  She asked Nimota to step foward because she belived she was guilty and Nimota did.  Nimota said she didn't do anything. She was lying. Later she called up Remi who tried lying too and got caught in her lie.  Since no one wanted to confess they all got beaten to learn their lessons. 
                   Remis' parents finally arrived in Lagos.  She was so happy to see them and her mom was happy to see her too.  She didn't see her father until later and when she did he just screamed at her to put on her shoes even though she was going to bed.  He wished his first child- Remi- was a boy.  He felt ashamed.  The wedding came and Sisi was beautiful. There was so much dancing and eating.  They had a great time.  Then Remi left with her family back to where her family lived.
                  After Remi's mother would tell her and her brother a bed time story.  It was about her grandfather and they loved it.  Then all of a sudden,  before morning, Patience woke them up in a hurry. They had to go back to Lagos.  Grandpa died and so they had to go back.  After the funeral and all the crying, things calmed down.  Later Remi found out bad news.  Her father arranged for her to attend boarding school in England even though she was only six.  She had to leave her mom, brother, father, grandma and more. Only her Aunts would be with her there because they would go there to study. 
                 Remi departed from her family on a ship with Bigmama.  After a while, she began to cry and yell loudly.  She was away from home and only six!
Quote: "The switch snaked down six times on my outstretched palm, the pain was insupportable..."(Bedford 21).
Reaction:  This is when Grandma was beating Remi.  That is very harsh to hit with a switch.  Remi says it really hurt and that is six times.  You should at least hit with a  belt.

Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford (pgs.1-17).

Summary: Remi Foster, the main character in the novel, is a young Nigerian girl who lives in Serra Leone.  Her Grandpa and grandma don't speak to eachother.  They are a very religious family where they read the Bible a lot and go to church. She reads the bilble daily with them.  With her grandpa she has read about Moses and the Israelites escaping Egypt from the Pharaoh.  One day when she has read the bible with her grandpa she asks him if they used to be slaves and her grandpa says that they did in America long ago.  Remi never wants to go to America now.  While they are eating one day Remi tells her grandpa how Sisi Bola is getting married.  The wedding is going to be at their house. In their house, lives a lot of people like the foster children, and the rest of the family.  Her best friend is Yowande, one of the foster children. One day Nimota, her nurse,and Remi go to Jankara market where Nimota wants to get a spell to put on Yetunde, a girl, so that she would be too sick to attend any of the celebrations.  All family is then gathered in the house to speak about the colors for the celebration of the wedding.  Grandma soon finds out about the spell plan and gets angry.
Quote: "Any impression of cosiness however was dispelled by a second glance at her eyes.."(Bedford 7).
Reaction: This is where Remi is speaking about her grandmother.  Usually you feel comfortable around a grandma, not in a scary way like this.