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2) Little Bee
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the age of four, award-winning writer Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for America. And so she was both elated and saddened when, at twelve, she joined her parents and youngest brothers in New York City. As Edwidge made a life in a new country, adjusting to being far away from so many who she loved, she and her family continued to fear for the...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
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