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Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
“This richly textured contemporary story set in Ghana highlights timely issues around the environment and exploitation of the poor. The well-developed sense of place and natural dialogue create an immersive reading experience, and Ato and his friends, especially fearless Dzifa, are engaging as they discover the courage to push for truth. A powerful coming-of-age story of self-discovery and overcoming fear.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS (STARRED REVIEW)
About Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
Even as a young child, I was a voracious reader. Stories enthralled me. By the age of seven, my dream was to create stories that would captivate young people just the same way the books I had read did.
I enjoyed my formal education, and in secondary school, English Literature was a natural favorite for me. To the surprise of at least a couple of my teachers, however, I veered away from Literature and instead studied Biochemistry with Chemistry at the University of Ghana, and then went on to earn an MSc in Clinical Biochemistry with Molecular Biology at the University of Surrey, UK.
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