Title: American Street /
Authors: Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Year: 2017
Subjects: Immigrants Fiction.; Haitians United States Fiction.; Mothers and daughters Fiction.; Cousins Fiction.; Schools Fiction; Interpersonal relations Fiction.; Immigrants Juvenile fiction.; Haitians United States Juvenile fiction.; Mothers and daughters Juvenile fiction; Cousins Juvenile fiction; Schools Juvenile fiction; American Dream Juvenile fiction.; Interpersonal relations Juvenile fiction; Detroit (Mich.) Fiction.; Detroit (Mich.) Juvenile fiction.
Abstract: On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie -- a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit's West Side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?