SuitabookHow Far We’ve Come
Joyce Efia Harmer
- Reading
- Read together at a pace that leaves room to pause over the historical setting. Check in after the rebellion is mentioned, and let the child decide what they want to ask or explore.
- Themes
- Slavery and freedom: Obar dreams of freedom while enslaved on a Barbados plantation; rebellion is whispered about, and a time-slip links her story to the future. The premise frames Obar’s situation through her longing for freedom and connects it to the legacy of slavery.
- Worth knowing
- Slavery and the prospect of rebellion are central to the premise. A child may want support in talking about enslavement and the dangers Obar faces.