Abdul, a small boy living in Sierra Leona, West Africa, longs to go back to school, but his family hasn't enough money to pay the fee. Each day, Abdul goes to the marketplace to try to sell oranges. But selling oranges isn't easy, especially when Abdul has to bring his five-year-old sister, Maryama, with him. In the end, it's Maryama who helps Abdul sell quite a lot of oranges, allowing Abdul's parents to pay his school fees. Full color.
- ISBN10 0689506074
- ISBN13 9780689506079
- Publish Date 1 August 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Language English