John-Abu Goes to Freetown

John-Abu, who is 10 years old, has been going to the school in his village in the middle of Sierra Leone for nearly two years. He is a very clever boy. Even though he is blind, he has studied hard with the help of his best friend, Hawa, who is deaf, and his teacher, Mr Jillo, who is an amputee. John-Abu is very popular with the other children and the people of the village, especially since the big day when the Minister of Education had visited the village. ...