A review by canada_matt
My Heart Will Not Sit Down by Mara Rockliff, Ann Tanksley

4.0

Apparently based on a true story, Kedi learns about the plight of New York children when her teacher explains the Depression. Her heart is so heavy with worry that she wanders around her little village, asking all the elders for assistance. While many are sure that a small African village cannot help the great people of New York, Kedi is not deterred and keeps pushing to raise coins. Until then, her heart will not sit down and rest. Neo asked if there were children in Africa who worried about New York children all the time. I explained, as best I could, that there was an interesting message herein, tied not only to the 1931 selfless act by a village in Cameroon, but likely the lack of sentimentality in reverse (New York to Cameroon). Well, not that directly and with the sarcasm that brewed in my head while I read.