| Behind the Mountains Contributor(s): Danticat, Edwidge (Author) |
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ISBN: 1338745719 ISBN-13: 9781338745719 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.2" W x 7.48" (0.35 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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 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. |