American Street
Title
:
American Street
Personal Author EPSB
:
Ibi Aanu, Zoboi
Summary
:
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. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?
Year Published
:
2017-2018
Physical Description
:
324 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards
:
2017 Spring ASLC review Alberta School Library Council
Subject
:
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship -- Fiction.
Cousins -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Summary
:
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. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?
ISBN
:
9780062473042
9780062473059
Publisher
:
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
©2017
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Kate Chegwin | FIC ZOB | Book | 30574000591014 | Fiction |