Kurtz, Jane. The Storyteller’s Beads. Harcourt Brace, 1998. ISBN 0-15-201074-2. $15.00. 150 pp. A 3-9 FI Reviewed by Cinda Clement Two young Ethiopian girls must make a dangerous journey out of the country during the political strife and famine of the 1980s. One is Christian, the other Jewish and blind. They are brought together as they leave their own families behind in the struggles of the exodus. The story is interesting, well-told, and historically enlightening. Because most of the story is told through the girls’ thoughts as the experience unfolds, it is personal and involving. This book would be an interesting addition to a history lesson on Ethiopia, the Mideast, or any lesson on countries with internal political struggles.
