Theme: Haiti

Hope For Haiti

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

A young boy finds hope when he is given an old soccer ball to play with in the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Early Years (ages 2-6), Haiti, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti

By Yoo Kyung Sung | 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 [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Haiti, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments