Copies of this book are available at CALS branches\, or as ebook or eaudiobook. Link to the book directly on CALS we bsite:The Great Divide - CALS Catalog
\nIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering i n history. But first it must be built. For Francisco\, a local fisherman w ho resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country\, nothi ng is more upsetting than the decision of his son\, Omar\, to work as a di gger in the excavation zone. But for Omar\, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely\, this job offers a chance to finally find connection. Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowa way alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work. Alone and with no resources\, she is determined to find a job which will earn her enough money for her ailing sister's surgery. When she sees a young man\, Omar\, who has collapsed after a grueling shift\, she is the only one who rushes to his aid. John Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But now his wife\, Marian\, has fallen ill herself\, and when he witnesses Ada's bravery and compassion\, he hires her on the spot as a ca regiver. This fateful decision sets in motion a tale of ambition\, loyalty \, and sacrifice.
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