num_pages: 32
description: A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration from a National Book Award finalistAfter Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while shes in jail Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family Saya writes a story of her ownone that just might bring her mother home for good.With stirring illustrations this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonmentand shows how every child has the power to make a difference.
language: English
title: Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
publisher: Dial Books