Cristina Kessler was an award-winning author of nine books set in Africa, where she lived for 19 years. She received the 2015 Lumen Award, given for “excellence in nonfiction for young readers” with Hope is Here! She received the Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award from the ASPCA for Excellence in Humane Literature for Young Readers; the Africana Book Award, from the African Studies Association, honoring outstanding books about Africa for children and young adults; and has been included many