Marjy Marj est une écrivaine ghanéenne-américaine dont les œuvres explorent les complexités de l'identité et les expériences des immigrés. Son écriture se caractérise par une profonde perspicacité dans les conflits culturels et la recherche d'appartenance. À travers ses récits, elle explore les thèmes du foyer, de la tradition et de la transformation.
A young boy is motivated to read and spell. Although this book is fictional, it is based on the story of a young boy who won his first spelling bee in second grade. After practicing spelling for five more years, he won the regional spelling bee and represented his State at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC.
This is a story about a 12-year-old girl's perseverance as a housemaid in Ghana and eventual immigration to America.