description: A lyrical and poignant coming-of-age story about one girl's immigration experience, as she moves from Haiti to New York City, by award-winning author Edwidge Danticat. It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York. The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents' struggle to earn a living and her brother's uneasy adjustment to American society, and at the same time encounters her own challenges with learning and school violence. National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat weaves a beautiful, honest, and timely story of the American immigrant experience in this luminous novel about resilience, hope, and family.
language: English
title: Behind the Mountains : The Diary of Celiane Esperance
titlecomplete: Behind the Mountains : The Diary of Celiane Esperance
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Coming Of Age, Teen, Diary, Historical Fiction, Cultural, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 526
publisher: Econo-Clad Books, Div. of American Cos., Inc.