Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home.
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illustrator
Leslie Staub
9780525428091
Genre:
Realistic Fiction Picture Book
Age:
Primary (ages 6-9)
Region:
Haiti