Even When Your Voice Shakes

By Ruby Goka and Ruby Yayra Goka

Book Overview

When Amerley is offered a job working for one of her mother's old school friends, she knows she has to accept. Her wages will feed her family, help her sisters stay in school, and ensure that her mother won't have to worry about them. Amerley's move to Accra isn't easy, but she soon settles into her new life away from her small village--until she is raped by the son of her employer. Torn between keeping quiet to keep her job and speaking up for herself and for justice, Amerley must decide how to live her truth, and the impact of her choice will be felt through her entire community.

Through the life of an ordinary girl from a small country village, Even When Your Voice Shakes exposes the damage wrought by institutionalized misogyny and poverty and reveals how even those who are most disadvantaged are never without their own power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324052201
• ISBN13: 9781324052203
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Norton Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Heavy! Realistic and overall an excellent book!

Even though it was emotionally heavy and the misogynistic perspective of men in society was infuriating, I really enjoyed reading this book. The book’s message is vital for everyone, especially girls and women. Speak...even when your voice shakes!