The Door of No Return

SPOILERS: Sarah Mussi’s The Door of No Return is a thrilling story about revenge and redemption. However, with poor execution, annoying cliches, and at times awkward writing, not even the story’s excitement can save it from losing my interest. They say not to judge a book by its cover, but just lookin......more

I didn't realize this book was going to end up being about reparations for slavery. I think the reparations debate is completely silly (especially given the state of the economy these days, where is the government going to find the money to pay all the Black descendants of slaves in their country? A......more

16-year-old Zac Baxter has never really believed his grandfather's claim that they are descended from African royalty illegally forced into slavery by the British and that they own a treasure hidden in Ghana. But when his grandfather is murdered and everything except the carpet is stolen from their......more

This book was really good. It was about this boy name zac and on day him and his grandpa where on there way to a group meeting and his graFndpa was attacked and they stole his poems and diarys. On the way to the hospital he ends up dying. So zacs grandpa had a bunch of stuff about a lost king and he......more

Terrific middle grade interweaving of historical fiction and thriller. Zach is descended from a Ghanaian prince who was betrayed by his brother and enslaved by the British. Bartolomeu Dias (yes, the explorer) tries unsuccessfully to ransom the young prince. 300 years later, Zach is caught in a gover......more