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American Street / Ibi Zoboi.
On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie -- a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit's west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?
Record details
- ISBN: 0062473050
- ISBN: 9780062473059
- Physical Description: 324 pages, 13 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. Includes author's notes, acknowledgements, and a preview of Pride. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 14-17 years. HL690L Lexile. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 4.4. Reading Counts! 6.3. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 4.4 11.0 187750. Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.4 11 187750. |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2017 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017 |
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| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Bildungsromans. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Pulaski County Library-Waynesville | YA FIC ZOB (Text) | 33642000618975 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
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American Street
'The rock in the water does not know the pain of the rock in the sun.'--Haitian proverb On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie--a good life. But after they leave Port au Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud, American cousins--Chantal, Donna and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit's Westside; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream In her stunning debut, Pushcart nominated author, Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical exploration of America with magical realism and vodou culture. Unflinching yet filled with joy, American Street is an evocative and powerful coming of age story.
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