American Street /
Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,
American Street / Ibi Zoboi. - First edition. - 324 pages ; 22 cm
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?
Ages 14-17 years. HL690L Lexile.
National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2017 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
0062473042 9780062473042 0062473050 9780062473059
2017288346
2000-2099
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Haitians--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.
American Dream--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction, Haitian--21st century.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Haitians--United States--Fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Cousins--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Cousins--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
18.06 Anglo-American literature.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Family--Parents.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Emigration & Immigration.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--New Experience.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Haitians--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.
American Dream--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Young adult works.
Bildungsromans.
American Dream.
Cousins.
Haitians.
Immigrants.
Interpersonal relations.
Mothers and daughters.
Schools.
18.06 Anglo-American literature.
Bildungsromans.
Detroit (Mich.)--Juvenile fiction.
Detroit (Mich.)--Fiction.
Detroit (Mich.)
Michigan--Detroit.
United States.
United States.
Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Young adult works.
Bildungsromans.
Bildungsromans.
PZ7.1.Z64 / Am 2017 PS3626.O28 / A44 2017
[Fic]
American Street / Ibi Zoboi. - First edition. - 324 pages ; 22 cm
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?
Ages 14-17 years. HL690L Lexile.
National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2017 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017
0062473042 9780062473042 0062473050 9780062473059
2017288346
2000-2099
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Haitians--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.
American Dream--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction, Haitian--21st century.
Immigrants--Fiction.
Haitians--United States--Fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Cousins--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Cousins--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
18.06 Anglo-American literature.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Family--Parents.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Emigration & Immigration.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--New Experience.
Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
Haitians--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.
American Dream--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Young adult works.
Bildungsromans.
American Dream.
Cousins.
Haitians.
Immigrants.
Interpersonal relations.
Mothers and daughters.
Schools.
18.06 Anglo-American literature.
Bildungsromans.
Detroit (Mich.)--Juvenile fiction.
Detroit (Mich.)--Fiction.
Detroit (Mich.)
Michigan--Detroit.
United States.
United States.
Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Young adult works.
Bildungsromans.
Bildungsromans.
PZ7.1.Z64 / Am 2017 PS3626.O28 / A44 2017
[Fic]