Behind the Mountains |
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| Author:
| Danticat, Edwidge |
| Series title: | First Person Fiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-439-37299-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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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 Espérance 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, her brother's uneasy adjustment to American...
More DescriptionIt 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 Espérance 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, her brother's uneasy adjustment to American society, and her own encounters with learning difficulties and school violence.