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Region: Haiti
Touching Snow
‘”The best way to avoid being picked on by high school bullies is to kill someone.\”Karina has plenty to worry about on the last day of seventh grade: finding three Ds and a C on her report card again, getting laughed at by everyone again, being sent to the principal — again. She\’d like this [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Realistic Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Culture, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Immigrants, immigration, oppression Leave a comment
Behind the Mountains
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Americas, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Realistic Fiction Themes: Diary, Emigration and immigration, Family, Haitian Americans, Immigrants, journeys, new beginning, New home, oppressions, Poverty, School, War 2 Comments
Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad: Christmas Feasts of the Hispanic Caribbean
Maricel E. Presilla takes us on a journey through the history of Christmas in the Hispanic islands. As she describes all of the foods of Christmas Day, she tells us about the peoples from around the world who brought their ingredients and recipes to the table. Presilla gives us carefully tested recipes that allow readers [...]
Other Descriptors: Cuba, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Nonfiction, Puerto Rico Themes: Caribbean, Caribbean culture, Christmas, Family, Festivities, Islands, Travel Leave a comment
Haiti (Discovering Cultures)
Geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Haiti.
Other Descriptors: All Ages, Americas, Nonfiction Themes: Culture, Discovering Cultures, diversity, Poverty Leave a comment
Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: corruptions, dictator, freedom, Haiti, oppressions, Poverty, Revolution, slavery, social actions, social reform 2 Comments
Haiti (Cultures of the World)
“Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Haiti”–Provided by publisher.
Other Descriptors: All Ages, Americas, Caribbean, Nonfiction Themes: abuse, Culture, Cultures of the world, Geography, History, injustices, political turmoil, voodoo Leave a comment
Teenage Refugees from Haiti Speak Out (In Their Own Voices)
These books begin with historical overviews of Haiti, including the reasons for recent political unrest. The first-person narratives of young refugees follow. All of the teens tell why they left their native countries, how they made their journeys, their experiences and difficulties in North America, and if they plan to return to their homelands. The [...]
Other Descriptors: Americas, Caribbean, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Nonfiction Themes: History, Hope, immigration, Journey, new beginning, oppression, political violence, Poverty, Refugees, social justice Leave a comment
Tonight, by Sea
Seek life. Chache Lavi. That’s what Paulie’s uncle says they must do. But to seek life, Paulie and her family have to leave Haiti-the only home that Paulie has ever known. Since forever, Paulie has run in and out of the little houses nestled under the palms, smelling cocoa-bread and playing on the beach with [...]
Other Descriptors: Americas, Caribbean, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Best friend, emmigrate, Family, immigration, Journey, Life, Night, oppression, political violence, social justice, Soldiers, take action, tyrany Leave a comment
Mama Rocks, Papa Sings
A little Haitian girl describes how her parents’ house fills up with babies as relatives drop off their children on their way to work.
Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Preschool, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction Themes: baby, Counting, Family, rhyme Leave a comment
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
Please, Malese! A Trickster Tale from Haiti