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.
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