ORANGE FOR THE SUNSETS

A soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, Tina Athaide's middle grade debut follows two friends whose lives are forever changed by Dictator Idi Amin's decision to expel Indians from Uganda.

Eleven-year-old Asha and her best friend Yesofu never cared about the differences between them. Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall. But when Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are the only things that people in Entebbe can see not the shared after-school samosas or Asha cheering for Yesofu at every cricket game.

Determined for her life to stay the same, Asha clings to her world tighter than ever before even as her neighbors leave and soldiers line the streets. At the same time, Yesofu is torn, pulled between his friends, his family, and a promise that could bring his dreams of university within reach.

Now, as tensions between Indians and Africans intensify and Asha's suspicion that her father is involved in something illegal grows, the two friends find that nothing seems sure not even their friendship. And with only days before the deadline, Asha and Yesofu must decide if the bravest thing of all might be to let each other go.

Tina Athaide was born in Uganda and grew up in London and Canada. Tina now lives with her husband and daughter in California, where she works as a Special Education Coordinator.