Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008

Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of “Titid’s boys,” a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing. Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums of Port-au-Prince. But she is torn between her mother’s hopes and her own wishes for herself … and for Haiti. Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide has a story: A dream of a new Haiti, one in which every person would have a decent life … a house with a roof … clean water to drink … a good plate of rice and beans every day … a field to work in. At Aristide’s request, Djo tells his story to Jeremie — for Titid believes in the power of all of their stories to make change. As Jeremie listens to Djo, and to her own heart, she knows that they will begin a new story, one that is all their own, together.

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  1. Barbara Thompson Boo
    Posted January 20, 2010 at 1:34 pm | Permalink

    This should be tagged as Haiti. Thanks, Barb

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  1. By WOW Currents » Windows to the World — A Quick Look at Haiti on January 22, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    [...] A Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti by Francis Temple. This YA story chronicles the story of Djo through Jeremie’s eyes. It also tells her own story as she cares for him after he has been attacked. The book explores the injustices of Haiti prior to the raise of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1991. Rated 2 by Horn Book Guide. [...]

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