American Street
Ibi Zoboi
Fabiola Toussaint leaves Port-au-Prince with her mother, expecting to begin a new life with relatives in Detroit. When U.S. immigration detains her mother, Fabiola must face the city, a new school, and her cousins Chantal, Donna, and Princess on her own. She tries to find a place within their lively but very different personalities while holding onto values and spiritual practices from Haiti. A romance develops, and Fabiola is confronted with a dangerous offer that makes freedom carry a cost.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
