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Eight Days

by Edwidge Danticat
Alix Delinois
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From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a 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.
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 28, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9780545843348
  • Release date: April 28, 2015
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.5
Lexile® Measure:590
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:2

From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a 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.
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature