Eight Days
Kids, Natural World, Earth Sciences, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, People and Places, Fiction, Carribean and Latin America, Teen, General Fiction
| Author: | Edwidge Danticat | ISBN: | 9780545843348 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Inc. | Publication: | April 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Orchard Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edwidge Danticat |
| ISBN: | 9780545843348 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Inc. |
| Publication: | April 28, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Language: | English |
From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and imagination--a powerful tribute to Haiti and children around the world! 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.
From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and imagination--a powerful tribute to Haiti and children around the world! 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.
