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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: 9780062473042
- ISBN: 0062473042
- Physical Description: 324 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, ©2017.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 14-17 years. HL690L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 4.4. Reading Counts! 6.3. |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award Finalist, 2017 |
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| Genre: | Bildungsromans. |
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. 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?
