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Behind the Mountains

By Edwidge Danticat

Behind the Mountains

By Edwidge Danticat

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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 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. --Back cover.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2022-04-05
Publication Date:
2022-04-05
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1338745719
ISBN13:
9781338745719
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
8
Maximum Reading Age:
12
Weight:
131 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
190 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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