Diarou Bayo, Riley Campbell, and Anthony Cooke team up with illustrator Alex Perkins to tell a tale of immigration and belonging. In Diarou's Not So Different, Diarou faces a completely new world when she emigrates from Guinea. While missing her old life, she meets new friends and finds she has more in common with her classmates than she initially thought.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Anthony, Diarou, and Riley wanted to write a story, inspired by co-author Diarou, about immigrating to the U.S. and forging friendships despite differences in language. Diarou is starting her first week in a new school, in a new country, speaking a new language... and she feels completely alone. She moved to the U.S. from Guinea over the summer and is determined to make friends, but with her limited English, she's having trouble communicating with her classmates. Just when she thinks she might be on her own, she meets another new student who’s struggling too. Can Diarou find a way to connect across language barriers to make a true friend?”