The Bitter Side of Sweet in Mock Printz 2026

Oct 15, 2016 Maureen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, zz2016

The story of Amadou, his younger brother Seydou, and Khadija highlight the plight of enslaved children worldwide. While "working" on a cacao farm, Amadou and Seydou witness a new child being brought to camp. Being a girl and looking like a city girl makes Khadija stand out, as does her determination to escape. When she tricks Seydou into helping her get away, it sets off a chain of events that is unpredictable and harrowing.

This important book shows the underside of the chocolate industry, and ...more

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Oct 10, 2016 Ringo The Cat rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, young-adult

This will get you off chocolate.

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Mar 30, 2017 Donna Nix rated it it was amazing

Excellent story about another African industry (cacao) where human trafficking is used to produce the product. This should be a sobering read for anyone addicted to chocolate in any form. Although it is fiction, I felt it did a very good job of showing conditions in a large industrial cacao operation.

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May 02, 2016 Anne Bennett rated it really liked it

Oh my. I love chocolate everything and anything but now I will have to really scrutinize my choices and just select fair trade products. Sullivan has done it again. She has alerted me to an issue getting very little attention, but one which deserves much more. I recommend this book.

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Aug 11, 2017 Tegan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-the-feels, summer-2017, 2016-releases, read-2017, library, male-lead, realistic-fiction, young-adult, wtf-mind-blown, this-one-time-at-camp

I have no words. This stunning. I had no idea. I definitely want to research more into this. I also want to use this for a teen book club. Read for Battle of the Books 2018. Full review to come.

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