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298 pp.
| Scholastic |
October, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-53564-9$16.99
(2)
4-6
Serafina lives in modern rural Haiti. Food is scarce, and her mother is pregnant again. Serafina longs to attend school and become a doctor like Antoinette Solaine, who tried unsuccessfully to save Serafina's baby brother, Pierre. Woven into the spare first-person free-verse poems is the history of Haiti and Serafina's family. Rich details of everyday life add texture to this emotional, fast-moving tale. Glos.
Reviewer: Robin L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2013