Alma

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1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, Alma lives with her family in an African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley.


Alma sets out to find him but soon has to face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the violence and horrors of the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home quickly becomes a thrilling adventure to save herself, her family, and the memory of her people.


Meanwhile, in Lisbon, Joseph Mars, a petty thief who dreams of finding treasure, manages to get himself on board a slave ship, The Sweet Amelie. Its captain, Lazarus Gardel, is also hunting for a pirate's treasure.


The destinies of Alma and Joseph become intertwined both on land and at sea in this thrilling adventure. From Africa to Europe and the Caribbean, this first installment in a trilogy tells a story of hope, perseverance, and love that young readers will not soon forget.