American Street
eBook - ePub

American Street

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

American Street

About this book

A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews and multiple awards!

A New York Times Notable Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time * A Parade Best Young Adult Book of All Time * A Kirkus Best Book of the Century * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice of 2017 (Top of the List Winner) * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * BookPage Best YA Book of the Year

An evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jason Reynolds

In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical exploration of America with magical realism and vodou culture.

On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—a good life.

But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit’s west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own.

Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?

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Information

Publisher
Versify
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780062473059
eBook ISBN
9780062473066

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Contents
  3. One
  4. Two
  5. Three
  6. Four
  7. Princess’s Story
  8. Five
  9. Matant Jo’s Story
  10. Six
  11. Seven
  12. Eight
  13. Nine
  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
  16. Chantal’s Story
  17. Twelve
  18. Thirteen
  19. Primadonna’s Story
  20. Fourteen
  21. Fifteen
  22. Sixteen
  23. Marjorie & Valerie’s Story
  24. Seventeen
  25. Eighteen
  26. Nineteen
  27. Twenty
  28. Twenty-One
  29. The Story of 8800 American Street
  30. Twenty-Two
  31. Twenty-Three
  32. Twenty-Four
  33. Twenty-Five
  34. Twenty-Six
  35. Twenty-Seven
  36. Twenty-Eight
  37. Kasim’s Story
  38. Twenty-Nine
  39. Thirty
  40. Thirty-One
  41. Drayton’s Story
  42. Thirty-Two
  43. Author’s Note
  44. Acknowledgments
  45. Back Ad
  46. About the Author
  47. Books by Ibi Zoboi
  48. Credits
  49. Copyright
  50. About the Publisher