The Heaven Shop

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There is a lion in our village, and it is carrying away our children At her father s funeral, Binti s grandmother utters the words that no one in Malawi wants to hear Binti s father and her mother before him, dies of AIDS Binti, her sister, and brother are separated and sent to the home of relatives who can barely tolerate their presence Ostracized by their extended family, the orphans are treated like the lowest servants With her brother far away and her sister wallowing in her own sorrow, Binti can hardly contain her rage She, Binti Phirim, was once a child star of a popular radio program Now she is scraping to survive Binti always believed she was special, now she is nothing but a common AIDS orphan.Binti Phiri is not about to give up Even as she clings to hope that her former life will be restored, she must face a greater challenge If she and her brother and sister are to reunited, Binti Phiri will have to look outside herself and find a new way to be special.Compelling and uplifting, The Heaven Shop, is a contemporary novel that puts a very real face on the African AIDS pandemic, which to date has orphaned than 11 million African children Inspired by a young radio performer the author met during her research visit to Malawi, Binti Phiri is a compelling character that readers will never forget. Best Read The Heaven Shop [ author ] Deborah Ellis [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The Heaven Shop is not a taxing read considering the fairly difficult subject matter which it encompasses but it is a worthwhile one The story is set in Malawi, a country where the life expectancy is 54 years of age, where adult literacy is under 75% and where up to 650,000 children were orphaned by AIDS related...This book definitely fills a unique niche in children s literature, something written with an international setting Sub Saharan Africa , about HIV, and on a lower reading level, in this case about grade 4.5 Also, the author donates all proceeds to UNICEF, which makes sense considering the subject matter.I liked this book, but I didn t love it The subject is important, yet the writing was rather clunky and the plot too episodic However, I will still recommend this book since I can t think of This book definitely fills a unique niche in children s literature, something written with an international setting Sub Saharan Africa , about HIV, and on a lower reading level, in this case about grade 4.5 Also, the author donates all proceeds to UNICEF, which makes sense considering the subject matter.I liked this book, but I didn t love it The subject is important, yet the writing was rather clunky and the plot too episodic However, I will stil...In the eighth grade I read this book and as part of my assignment was supposed to write a creative element like a epilogue or haiku I wrote a poem about Binti s life and my teacher sent it to a creative writing contest and I won two weeks at a arts camp.quotes 693957 from my notebook Sometimes Binti would catch Kwasi drawing in the dirt with a stick She knew his fingers were hungry for the feel of a pencil against paper.She had an idea She fetched her radio script Draw on the back of this, she said Are you sure It s paper I don t have a pencil, though Don t worry I ll find something Kwasi s whole body started to glow with excitement He got a charred bit of wood from the fire pit Right away, he started to draw birds, first, of quotes 693957 from my notebook Sometimes Binti would catch Kwasi drawing in the dirt with a stick She knew his fingers were hungry for the feel of a pencil against paper.She had an idea She fetched her radi...After both her parents die of AIDS, Binti, a former young radio personality, and her brothers and sisters are split up amongst resentful and even despicable relatives, and they struggle for day to day survival however they can Young Western readers will be shocked at what that means for a huge majority of AIDS orphans in Africa Binti maintains her spirit, and the reunited siblings reopen their father s coffin making business, a business for which there is everneed A good eye opener for After both her parents die of AIDS, Binti, a former young radio personality, and her brothers and sisters are split up amongst resentful and even despicable relatives, and they struggle for day to day survival however they can Young Western readers will be shocked at what that means for a huge majority of AIDS orphans in Africa Binti maintains her spirit, and the reunited siblings reopen their father s c...Great, easy read Important topic, as always with D Ellis Binti is a character to cheer for, and her relationships with her family are believable and strong The book would be a good launch pad for research and discussions, so may use as an all class read My only issue is that Ellis s books are always told through an omniscient narrator I get that maybe a young child would be a less reliable narrative, but that personal spin would be a nice change and would bolsterand better dialogue, Great, easy read Important topic, as always with D Ellis Binti is a character to cheer for, and her relationships with her family are believable and strong The book would be a good launch pad for research and discussions, so may use as an all class read My only issue is that Ellis s books are always told through an omniscient narrator I get that maybe a young child would be a less reliable narrative, but that personal spin w...Outstanding story of a young girl in Malawi who goes from riches to rags The emphasis is on how misunderstandings about AIDS and HIV affect the lives of ordinary people, tragically so However, though it is a tragedy, the book ends on a happy note, as the...Good story, and one that needs to be told BUT, I struggle with the Deborah Ellis approach inasmuch as I struggle with the white girl saving the world approach It is one thing to tell someone else s story because you believe it needs to be told and to create awareness in the world, ...Written in 20014 and set in Malawi, Ellis realistically fictionalizes a girl and her life as an orphan due to the AIDS epidemic It is a story about resiliency, change, and familial love This is an important...Bintis father runs a brisk business selling coffins until real life catches up with him, and Binti becomes just another AIDS orphan Ellis traces a typical scenario for one of Africas 12 million orphans Proceeds go to UNICEF.

The Heaven Shop
  • English
  • 17 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 186 pages
  • 1550419072
  • Deborah Ellis
  • The Heaven Shop