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Serafina's Promise /

NAACP Image Award winner and ALA Notable, this luminous, celebrated novel in verse is now in paperback.

Serafina made a secret promise to go to school and learn to read so she can become a doctor with her best friend, Julie Marie. But following her dream isn't easy-endless chores, little money and stomach-rumbling hunger all test her resolve.When an earthquake hits and separates Serafina from friends and family, she encounters her biggest test of all. Serafina made a secret promise. Will she survive to keep it?

Ann E. Burg

GMD	BOOK
Language	English
Classification	F BUR
Publisher	Scholastic, Incorporated, 2015-07-28
Subject	Juvenile Fiction / Family / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin AmericaJuvenile Fiction / Social Themes / GeneralJuvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Emotions & FeelingsJuvenile Fiction / Social Issues / FriendshipSocial IssuesHaitiPoverty
Description	304 pages
ISBN	9780545535670
Additional ISBN	0545535670 / 9780545535670
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Serafina has
a secret dream.

She wants to go to school
and become a doctor
with her best friend, Julie Marie.

But in their rural village
outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
many obstacles
stand in Serafina's way -
little money,
never-ending chores,
and Manman's worries.

More powerful even
than all of these
are the heavy rains
and the shaking earth
that test Serafina's resolve
in ways she never dreamed.

At once heartbreaking and hopeful,
this exquisitely crafted story
will leave a lasting impression
on your heart.