num_pages: 304
description: A luminous novel in verse from the author of the Jefferson Cup award winner ALL THE BROKEN PIECES.Serafina hasa secret dream.She wants to go to schooland become a doctorwith her best friend Julie Marie.But in their rural villageoutside Port-au-Prince Haitimany obstaclesstand in Serafinas way--little moneynever-ending choresand Manmans worries.More powerful eventhan all of theseare the heavy rainsand the shaking earththat test Serafinas resolvein ways she never dreamed.At once heartbreaking and hopefulthis exquisitely crafted storywill leave a lasting impressionon your heart.
language: English
title: Serafina's Promise
publisher: Scholastic Press