In Ted Oswald's Because We Are, ten-year old Haitian orphan Lib te and her best friend Jak embarked upon solving a profound mystery that changed them forever. Now, in There is a Land, Lib te must flee her home and all she knows, carrying a deadly secret she does not understand but cannot dare force upon another. Whisking between her beloved Cit Soleil, the color-splashed seaside town of Jacmel, and desolate mountain ranges of northern Haiti, her life and those of her friends depend on her assuming a new identity. A spectacular mystery that builds to a startling climax, There is a Land speaks to the powerful bonds that give us hope to strive for a better world. | There is a Land by Ted Oswald, Paperback | Indigo Chapters