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Serafina's promise a novel in verse

In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.

Main Author: Burg, Ann E.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Press, 2013.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010 > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Haiti > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Port-au-Prince (Haiti) > Juvenile fiction.
Haiti > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse > Juvenile.
Summary: In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.
Physical Description: 299 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9780545535649 (alk. paper)
0545535646 (alk. paper)
Author Notes: Ann Burg's debut novel, ALL THE BROKEN PIECES, was named a Jefferson Cup award winner and an IRA Notable Book for a Global Society, among its many honors. Burg worked as an English teacher for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with her family. You can visit her online at www.annburg.com

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