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Gr 4–6—Serafina is just 11, but she fetches water from a stream every day and helps her family add to the coin jar by bundling the herbs her mother and grandmother sell. She has witnessed the death of her infant brother, wishing and wondering if she could have done more to save him. Told in verse, this first-person account of a young girl's life in Haiti is filled with sadn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Serafina lives in the land of mountains beyond mountains (dhyh mrn gen mrn): modern rural Haiti. Though her father owns a grocery store in Port-au-Prince, daily life at home is still a challenge. Food is scarce, and Serafina's mother is pregnant again. This time, maybe the baby will survive. Serafina longs for the day when she can go to school and become a doctor like Antoinette Solaine, who tried unsuccessfully to save Serafina's baby brother, Pierre. She also lives with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Serafina lives in modern rural Haiti. Food is scarce, and her mother is pregnant again. Serafina longs to attend school and become a doct...Log In or Sign Up to Read More