Eight Days, A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat (Li, Li, Li! Advisory Board member)

New book by Li, Li, Li! Advisory Board member, Edwidge Danticat

Eight Days

A Story of Haiti

by Edwidge Danticat

Pictures by Alix Delinois

Hope comes alive in this heartfelt and deeply resonating story.
 
While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on beautiful, everyday-life memories, Junior paints a sparkling picture of Haiti for each of those days - flying kites with his best friend or racing his sister around St. Marc's Square?helping him through the tragedy until he is finally rescued.
 
Love and hope dance across each page - granting us a way to talk about resilience as a family, a classroom, or a friend.

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