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Haiti

Behind the Mountains

Edwidge Danticat

Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, 13-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates t

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Breath, Eyes, Memory

Edwidge Danticat

Sophie Caco, a child who was born of rape, leaves Haiti at the age of twelve to join her mother in New York City, where they both battle with the results of sexual abuse.

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Haiti

Roseline Ng Cheong-Lum

Profiles the history, geography, government and people of Haiti, and highlights the country's main cultural and social traditions.

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