Synopses & Reviews
Ayanna Bahati lives in a small African village when she is brutally kidnapped, along with her mother and brother, and forced onto a slave ship to America. As Ayanna, renamed Anna, rises from the cotton fields to the masterand#8217;s house, she finds the familial love sheand#8217;s been yearning forand#8212;but she is also faced with more threats to her survival. Risking everything to escape the plantation, Anna makes it to the North and to freedom, eventually settling in the free black community of Hadson, Ohio, and educating herself to become a teacher. A moving account from a compelling new storyteller.
Review
"Noni Carter was only a child when she first conceived of this story of a young girl's journey from freedom to slavery and back to ultimate freedom--but her debut novel is written with wisdom and heart far beyond her years. Well researched and delightfully well-written, andlt;iandgt;Good Fortuneandlt;/iandgt; is an empowering testament to history that will move readers both young and old." -- Tananarive Due, American Book Award-winning author of andlt;iandgt;The Black Roseandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Joplin's Ghostandlt;/iandgt;
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"Noni Carter is an old wise soul in the body of a beautiful young woman. She has listened to the elders and the ancestors and brought us a story from the past that gives hope to our present and future. " -- Bertice Berry, author of andlt;iandgt;Redemption Songandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Ties That Bindandlt;/iandgt;
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"Few young novelists have the gift, range, and courage to tackle the sin of Slavery. Noni Carter does just that. And she does it well. Read andlt;iandgt;Good Fortuneandlt;/iandgt; and know that she has that rare quality of a natural storyteller--simple, poetic, and intensely emotional. This is extraordinary writing, rich in history, full of triumph." -- Kwame Alexander, author of andlt;iandgt;Crush: Love Poemsandlt;/iandgt;, and founder of Book-in-a-Day, Inc.
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"Noni Carter is an important new voice in black literature. Get on board now because we'll be hearing from her for a long, long time." -- Reginald Hudlin, producer/director of andlt;iandgt;House Partyandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Boomerangandlt;/iandgt; and author of andlt;iandgt;The Black Pantherandlt;/iandgt; Series
Synopsis
In the tradition of Copper Sun and Chains, this is the stirring tale of a girl's journey from Africa to freedom and from youth to womanhood, as recounted in this dazzling debut novel. Ayanna Bahati lives in a small African village when she is brutally kidnapped, along with her brother, and forced onto a slave ship to America. As Ayanna, renamed Anna, rises from the cotton fields to the master's house, she finds the familial love she's been yearning for in elderly Mary and Mary's son Daniel--but she is also faced with more threats to her survival.
Risking everything to escape the plantation, Anna manages to make it north and to freedom, eventually settling in the free black community of Hudson, Ohio, and educating herself to become a teacher.
Synopsis
Inspired by her family history, "Good Fortune" traces one girl's journey fromslavery to freedom, told by 18-year-old Carter in her dazzling debut.
Synopsis
Brutally kidnapped from her African village and shipped to America, Ayanna Bahati struggles to come to terms with her new life as a slave. Rising from the cotton fields to her master's house, Anna is threatened by the increasingly dangerous world of the plantation. Risking everything, she escapes and makes her way north to freedom and an education, but can she shed the chains of her harrowing past to live the life she has longed for?
A stirring debut novel from a young talent, Good Fortune traces one girl's journey from slavery to liberation -- and how she finds her true self along the way.
About the Author
NONI CARTER is a 19-year-old honors student who enjoys writing, music and tennis. She is a sophmore at Harvard University.andnbsp;Noni lives in Fairburn, Georgia with her parents,andnbsp;two younger sisters, and an older brother. andlt;iandgt;Good Fortuneandlt;/iandgt; is her first novel.