"Starred Review. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream? Parents need to know that Ibi Zoboi's American Street is the story of Fabiola, an American-born teen who's been raised in Haiti by her single mother. It’s really only in there to make way for the police officer who dangles Fabiola’s mom as bait to get Fabiola to inform, (I received an advance copy of this book for free.
On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—the good life.
- Publishers Weekly
The moving, intimate story of a poet coming into her own in the wake of tragedy. Raised in New York City, she now lives in New Jersey with her husband and their three children. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola must learn that freedom comes at a cost.
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I was hoping to see Fabiola tr, I was a bit hesitant going into this after reading reviews that this book wasn't really on immigration as I had hoped, but I had still wanted to give it a try. $39 for a year.
NOTE: The following version of the book was used to create this Study Guide: Zoboi, Ibi. Do you think they have a choice about if they would want to fight or back down? Her teenage cousins arrive at the airport to pick her up and bring her to her new home, which, to Fabiola, will always be empty without her mother, and so she resolves to do everything in her power to get her mother released. 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. They'll probably stay in Detroit but move to a different area or neighborhood is my thinking. Matant Jo starts crying packing up her room and they mention that they will leave furniture behind for the neighborhood to take because they won't be back.
This is the story of a girl trying to find her place in Detroit after coming over from Haiti.
So immigrant.” How would the Three Bees interpret those words? I'm in awe, It can be difficult to play by the rules when you don’t know what those rules are.
An Electronic Advance Reader Copy was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss for review. Search: Search String: Summary | It should be in every classroom. She’s not preoccupied with trendy clothes and weaves or getting her nails done. You could tell that the author knew what she was talking about and could very much relate to the MC.
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I seem to be in the minority with my opinion of this book and that’s a position I hate being in when my opinion is mostly somewhere in the middle.
On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie - a good life. We’d love your help. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss.). Matant Jo starts crying packing up. Did you trust him? I might do a full video review for this, I'm not sure yet.
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This is Manchild in the Promised Land for a new generation, and a remarkable debut from Zoboi, who without question is an inevitable force in storytelling.
It’s a little misdirection-y and honestly, I think I would have liked the story a lot more if this whole thread would have been left out. (Fabiola was born in America & went back to Hiati; her mother & her traveled back to the U.S. to live in Detroit with Fab's aunt & cousins.
Explain the significance of this quote: “But then I realize that everyone is climbing their own mountain here in America. Become a Member and discover books that entertain, engage & enlighten.
[It’s made vague just how the family makes money and how/why the cousins’ father was killed, the intention being that you’re supposed to assume that Donna’s boyfriend could be drug dealer and maybe the cousins’ parents might have been involved in the drug thing, too.
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