Eight Days: A Story of Haiti: A Story of Haiti

By Edwidge Danticat Illustrated by Alix Delinois

Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9780545278492 Hardcover
32 Pages | 7.349" x 11.259" | Ages 4 to 7

From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and imagination--a powerful tribute to Haiti and children around the world!

Hope comes alive in this heartfelt and deeply resonating story. While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on beautiful, everyday-life memories, Junior paints a sparkling picture of Haiti for each of those days--flying kites with his best friend or racing his sister around St. Marc's Square--helping him through the tragedy until he is finally rescued. Love and hope dance across each page--granting us a way to talk about resilience as a family, a classroom, or a friend.

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Praise for Edwidge Danticat

"The excellence of the writing and the resilient outlook of both first-person fictions set a high standard for this series." —The Horn Book (Behind the Mountains)"Readers will connect with Danticat's immediate, poetic language." —Booklist (Anacaona, Golden Flower)