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The Shadowed Road: Interactive Graphic Novel + Paperback Book

The Shadowed Road: Interactive Graphic Novel + Paperback Book

The Shadowed Road is an interactive graphic novel for middle school students. It’s bilingual (English + French), includes lesson plans, and meets curriculum requirements. The story follows the fortunes of feisty 14-year old, Selome Fekadu. She lives in rural Ethiopia and dreams of becoming a teacher. Denied the opportunity to continue her education, she runs away to the capital city, Addis Ababa. Along the way, Selome has many encounters and adventures while her angry father chases after her. The book is also part of a larger, interactive, digital educational project. The project is designed for the 21st century middle school learner. Universal themes such as global citizenship, human rights, democracy and access to education are explored in the graphic novel and in the larger project. Readers have the opportunity to decide Selome’s fate by choosing an ending to the story.

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*Also available for purchase as a paperback book from Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, or CreateSpace and eBook on KindleKobo, iOS device, and NOOK.*

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