Eight Days: a Story of Haiti

Name: Eight Days: a Story of Haiti
ISBN: 9780545278492

Hardcover – Picture Book, September 1, 2010

Edwidge Danticat

Scholastic Inc. · Hardcover · September 1, 2010

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!

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Who it’s for: A tender picture-book story finds comfort in memory and imagination amid catastrophe.
Themes: Hope and imagination, Resilience after disaster, Memories of everyday life
Genres: Caribbean & Latin American Stories, Disasters & Natural Hazards, Family Stories

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About this book

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.

Hope in the Everyday

A tender picture-book story finds comfort in memory and imagination amid catastrophe.

Come here for

Vivid glimpses of everyday life in Haiti
A gentle way into conversations about resilience

Expect

A child’s imagination offering comfort through tragedy
Warmth without pretending hardship is simple

Where it sits

Caribbean & Latin American Stories	65%
Disasters & Natural Hazards	64%
Family Stories	48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Disasters & Natural Hazards
Caribbean & Latin American Stories

Authors: Edwidge Danticat
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: September 1, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Hope and imagination · Resilience after disaster · Memories of everyday life
Reading lane: Disasters & Natural Hazards