Keita interacts with members of Freedom State government, as well as inhabitants of the ghettoized AfricTown. He becomes the central character around which the others orbit. In Freedom State, Keita gains notoriety for his running.
Once there, he sneaks away from Hamm and goes into hiding, entering races under the name Roger Bannister. However, the big money races are in Freedom State, where Keita is considered an “illegal.” He joins up with a corrupt sports agent named Anton Hamm to obtain passage to Freedom State.
Keita’s only hope to secure her release is to win enough races to earn her ransom in prize money. Keita’s mother and father have already died, and the government is holding his sister on ransom. Their home country, Zantoroland, was taken over by a cruel dictator. The main character, Keita Ali, runs marathons to try to save his sister’s life and his own. There are young people who have lived this, and it is a story those young people want us to know about.Ģ019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award WinnerĪ New York Public Library Best Book of 2018Ī Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Graphic Novel of 2018Īn American Library Association Notable Book for 2019Ģ019 YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for TeensThe Illegal is set in a fictional country called Freedom State. This book is fiction, but it is based on a very real and terrible journey. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.Īn achingly poignant tale for learning about immigration and current global issues. Ebo's epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life-the same journey their sister set out on months ago.
How can a human being be illegal for simply existing?Įbo is alone. A powerfully moving, award-winning graphic novel that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants from New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels.
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