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Starred Review on December 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—When a natural disaster strikes, what happens after the telethons, after the donations, and after the media attention has disappeared? This powerful debut novel follows Magdalie in the two years following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti as she grieves for her manman, adapts to life in the tent camps, and tries to find a place and a community that feels like home. Magdalie seeks to live a normal life in an impermanent society where "my memories are out to get me." People she loves appear and disappear, her home is made of plywood and plastic tarps, she ducks for co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
For Magdalie, who was being raised by her aunt, Manman, and living with her cousin Nadine, the January 2010 earthquake took not only her house but the only mother she had ever known. Soon afterward, Nadine leaves for Florida, where she has relatives. Magdalie tells herself that it's just a matter of time before she is reunited with Nadine and they will live as sisters once again. But things rarely work out that way in Haiti. Up until the quake, Magd...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The 2010 earthquake takes Magdalie's house and her aunt, the only mother she has ever known. Soon afterward, her like-a-sister cousin Na...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
