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Author:
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, author.
Title:
American street / Ibi Zoboi.
Publisher:
Balzer + Bray,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 online resource (324 pages)
Subject:
Electronic books.
Immigrants--United States--Fiction.
Haitians--United States--Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Cousins--Fiction.
Detroit (Mich.)--Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Summary:
Fabiola Toussaint and her mother are headed for American Street and Joy Road, finally leaving Haiti for the good life in the U.S. After leaving Port-au-Prince, however, Fabiola's mother is detained by immigration officials. Now Fabiola has to navigate life in loud, gritty, new, and surprising America by herself, leading her to an impossible choice and the possibility of paying a heavy price to achieve the American dream.
Indexed by:
Booklist Starred Reviews, 12/15/2016
Horn Book Guide, 10/2017
Kirkus Review, 11/15/2016
Publishers Weekly Starred, 11/21/2016
School Library Journal Starred, 2/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates Star, 6/2018
ISBN:
0062473069
9780062473066
Locations:
0YSX353 -- Hampton-Dumont High School (Hampton)

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