One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference Juvenile Fiction African American & Black Social Themes - Emigration But Marley doesn’t know all

But Marley doesn’t know all she thinks she does

Still haunted by the suicide of her ex-boyfriend

used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City

Soon Kojo's farm grows to become the largest in the region

One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference Juvenile Fiction African American & Black Social Themes - Emigration But Marley doesn’t know allInspired by true events, One Hen tells the story of Kojo, a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan into a thriving farm and a livelihood for many. After his father died, Kojo had to quit school to help his mother collect firewood to sell at the market. When his mother receives a loan from some village families, she gives a little money to her son. With this tiny loan, Kojo buys a hen. A year later, Kojo has built up a flock of 25 hens. With his