LITTLE FAMILY

From the #1 New York Times&ndashbestselling author of A Long Way Gone.

A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together.

Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country&rsquos tumultuous past. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids&mdashathletic, pragmatic Ndevui, thoughtful Kpindi, and especially their newest member, Namsa&mdashsafe and fed. When Elimane makes himself of service to the shadowy William Handkerchief, it seems as if the little family may be able to keep the world at bay and their household intact. But when Khoudi comes under the spell of the &ldquobeautiful people&rdquo&mdashthe fortunate sons and daughters of the elite&mdashthe desire to resume an interrupted coming of age and follow her own destiny proves impossible to resist.

A profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we&rsquore dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice.