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Title details for Mama's Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat - Available

Mama's Nightingale

by Edwidge Danticat
Leslie Staub
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A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she's in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own-one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment-and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781501911163
  • File size: 5731 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2015
  • Duration: 00:11:56
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:890
Text Difficulty:4-5

A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she's in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own-one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment-and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature
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