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341 pages ; 21 cm |
Summary |
"In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in the 1804"--Title page verso |
Note |
Typeset by Hewer Text UK Limited, Edinburgh |
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Printz Award, 2013 |
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Young Adult |
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Accelerated Reader UG 5.6 13 |
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Reading Counts! 5.3 |
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800 Lexile |
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FAR: Gift of the Alumni Association |
Subject |
Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803 -- Juvenile fiction
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Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803 -- Fiction |
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Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010 -- Juvenile fiction
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Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Juvenile fiction
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Survival -- Juvenile fiction
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Gangs -- Juvenile fiction
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Violence -- Juvenile fiction
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Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
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Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010 -- Fiction |
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Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Fiction |
OCLC # |
738346546 |
ISBN # |
9781599907437 |
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1599907437 |
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9781619631229 |
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1619631229 |
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