Marjy Marj es una escritora ghanesa-estadounidense cuyas obras profundizan en las complejidades de la identidad y las experiencias de los inmigrantes. Su escritura se caracteriza por una profunda visión de los choques culturales y la búsqueda de pertenencia. A través de sus narrativas, explora temas de hogar, tradición y transformación.
A young boy is motivated to read and spell. Although this book is fictional, it is based on the story of a young boy who won his first spelling bee in second grade. After practicing spelling for five more years, he won the regional spelling bee and represented his State at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC.
This is a story about a 12-year-old girl's perseverance as a housemaid in Ghana and eventual immigration to America.