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• The Year I Flew Away

  Arnold, Marie,

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  Chapter Book. Ten-year-old Gabrielle moves from Haiti to New York and struggles with bullying and feeling out of place in a new country.

• Serafina's Promise

  a Novel in Verse

  Burg, Ann E.

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  Chapter Book. Eleven-year-old Serafina lives in a village outside of Port-Au-Prince and must find her father and get medicine for her sick baby brother after an earthquake hits. This novel is told in verse with Haitian Creole words sprinkled…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eight Days

  a Story of Haiti

  Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

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  Picture Book. Seven-year-old Junior survived the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and was trapped in his home for eight days. Junior tells the story of how he used his imagination to pass the time during the earthquake and the days that followed.

• Mama's Nightingale

  a Story of Immigration and Separation

  Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

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  Picture Book. 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.

• Freedom Soup

  Charles, Tami,

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  Picture Book. Ti Gran teaches her granddaughter Belle how to make Freedom Soup, a traditional soup celebrating the New Year, dating back to the Haitian Revolution. Ti Gran also tells Belle about the history of Haiti, the history of their family, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Day With the Panye

  Charles, Tami,

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  Picture Book. Fallon is a young Haitian girl who wants to carry her family's panye (a large woven basket) on her head, just like her mother does! Learn about strong Haitian women and learn some Haitian Creole words and phrases as they are sprinkled…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Want to Ride the Tap Tap

  Joseph, Danielle,

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  Picture Book. This days-of-the-week picture book portrays everyday life in modern Haiti, as Claude and his parents ride the tap tap bus.

• Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings

  Latour, Francie,

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  Picture Book. An American girl visits her Auntie Luce, a painter, in Haiti every winter. Auntie Luce tells her niece about Haiti's history and shares her beautiful paintings of Haiti and Haitian Heroes.

• Running the Road to ABC

  Lauture, Denizé, 1946-

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  Picture Book. A story of school children in Haiti running to school before dawn and their eagerness to learn to read and write.

• Janjak and Freda Go to the Iron Market

  Turnbull, Elizabeth

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  Picture Book. Cousins Janjak and Freda go to the famous Iron Market in Port-au-Prince with their godmother where they see and experience all kinds of new things. The text is written in both English and Haitian Creole.

• Hope for Haiti

  Watson, Jesse Joshua

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  Picture Book. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a young boy finds joy in playing soccer with other children with a ball made of rags. A man sees them and gives them a soccer ball signed by Haitian soccer great Manno Sanon.

• Circles of Hope

  Williams, Karen Lynn

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  Picture Book. Facile is a young Haitian boy who wants to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister Lucía, but many obstacles stand in his way. Learn about life in rural Haiti and the importance of love and determination.

• Selavi, That Is Life

  a Haitian Story of Hope

  Youme

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  Picture Book. A true story about a homeless boy on the streets of Port-au-Prince who joins other children, and together they build a home and a radio station where they can care for themselves and for other homeless children.

• Haiti

  My Country

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  Poetry. Read poetry written by students from Camp Perrin, Haiti inspired by the Haitian landscape alongside portraits of Haitian children.