num_pages: 179
description: Every Life Makes a StoryDjo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing.Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums of Port-au-Prince. But she is torn between her mother's hopes and her own wishes for herself ... and for Haiti.Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide has a story: A dream of a new Haiti, one in which every person would have a decent life ... a house with a roof ... clean water to drink ... a good plate of rice and beans every day ... a field to work in.At Aristide's request, Djo tells his story to Jeremie -- for Titid believes in the power of all of their stories to make change. As Jeremie listens to Djo, and to her own heart, she knows that they will begin a new story, one that is all their own, together.
language: English
title: Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
titlecomplete: Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Teen, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 324
places: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children
publisher: TN