Taste of Salt
A Story of Modern Haiti
On Sale: 12/28/2004
Taste of Salt
A Story of Modern Haiti
On Sale: 12/28/2004
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About the Book
Every Life
Makes a Story
Djo 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.
Product Details
- ISBN: 9780064471367
- ISBN 10: 0064471365
- Imprint: HarperTeen
- On Sale: 12/28/2004
- Pages: 192
- List Price:8.50 CAD
- BISAC1 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty
- BISAC2 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars
- BISAC3 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America