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Behind the Mountains

Behind the Mountains - Paperback

by Edwidge Danticat
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Availability:In StockContributor:Edwidge DanticatAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2022-04-05Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scholastic PressISBN-13:9781338745719ISBN-10:1338745719UPC:9781338745719Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, People & PlacesBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Caribbean & Latin America, ViolenceSize:7.48 x 5.20 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCY2QGSYVG

A lyrical and poignant coming-of-age story about one girl's immigration experience, as she moves from Haiti to New York City, by award-winning author Edwidge Danticat.

It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Esperance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York.

The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents' struggle to earn a living and her brother's uneasy adjustment to American society, and at the same time encounters her own challenges with learning and school violence.

National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat weaves a beautiful, honest, and timely story of the American immigrant experience in this luminous novel about resilience, hope, and family.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Scholastic PressISBN-13:9781338745719ISBN-10:1338745719UPC:9781338745719Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, People & PlacesBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Caribbean & Latin America, ViolenceSize:7.48 x 5.20 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCY2QGSYVG
Edwidge Danticat is the author of many award-winning books, including Untwine, an NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Literary Work; Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah's Book Club pick; Krik? Krak!, a National Book Award nominee; Brother, I'm Dying, a National Book Critics Circle winner and Huit jours. She is also a recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. Edwidge lives with her family in Miami, Florida.
Publisher: Scholastic Press

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