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Blue Gold
Elizabeth Stewart
BIBLIO:2014, Annick Press
Ltd., 12 to 18, $12.95.
REVIEWER:Kristi Bernard
FORMAT: Young Adult
ISBN: 9781554516346
Meet Fiona, Sylvie and
Laiping. These three young women have a very distinct voice along
with very different journeys they are currently embarking. Although
their journey's are seemingly different there is one common thread
between them. That thread is a substance known as Coltan or Blue
Gold. This substance is a mineral used in the production of cell
phones and other electronics. The demand for this precious mineral is
high. The need for it has caused conflict even worse than conflict as
a result of World War II. The result of conflict has left over seven
million people dead, hundreds of thousands of refugees and a
ridiculous number of rape victims in Eastern Congo. Fiona is a
Canadian from Vancouver. Her connection to Coltan is the loss of her
cell phone with an incriminating boob shot she texted to her
boyfriend. When this picture gets into the wrong hands, she finds
that it has been posted online and she has to endure all the jokes
and even has become an outcast.
Sylvie is from Tanzania
and lives in a refugee camp only because her village was overrun by
soldiers. Her father was brutally killed and she and her mother were
raped. Her face is now scarred from the cut of a machete and she is
put in a position of fear and a pain that will last a lifetime. She
wants to get away but the camp warlord has other plans for her and if
she doesn't follow along others may die.
Laiping lives in China and
works in a factory that makes cell phones and the like. Her parents
want her to move to the city and get a job. Her cousin gave her the
impression that working in the factory could result in her having a
lush life. But, she soon finds that is not the case. On the factory
campus there is a group or regiment that squash any dreams she may
have. How will these three young women escape and prevail over their
lives is what readers will seek to find.
Author Elizabeth Stewart
has created a great fast paced read with a powerful message. Young
readers will be engaged and enlightened as they learn about Coltan
and its uses. We are a technologically driven society and this story
is most certain to hit home. Well written characters and vivid,
sometimes disturbing incidents, will have readers paying attention
and appreciating the life they live.
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