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• Krik? Krak!

  Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

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  Edwidge Danticat is an absolute genius and happens to be one of my favorite authors. Krik? Krak! is one of her most well-known works that is worth reading more than once.

• American Street

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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  National Book Award finalist. Fantastic read for both teens and adults. "On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie -- a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moving Forward

  a Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America

  Jean-Pierre, Karine, 1974-

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  "Everyone's path into politics is different. In Moving Forward, Karine Jean-Pierre tells her own story, looking back on her life as a first-generation Haitian American. And she shares what she's learned about politics, offering a handbook for anyone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Haiti Will Not Perish

  a Recent History

  Deibert, Michael,

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  "The world's first independent black republic, Haiti was forged in the fire of history's only successful slave revolution. Yet more than two hundred years later, the full promise of the revolution--a free country and a free people--remains…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Field Guide to the Birds of the Dominican Republic & Haiti

  Latta, Steven C.,

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  "The classic guide to the birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti-- now fully revised and updated Field Guide to the Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti is the essential guide to birdwatching in these tropical countries. This completely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Aid State

  Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti

  Johnston, Jake,

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  "Haiti's state is near-collapse: armed groups have overrun the country, many government officials have fled after the 2021 assassination of President Moise and not a single elected leader holds office, refugees desperately set out on boats to reach…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Emperor

  Orcel, Makenzy, 1983-

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  "After committing an irreparable crime, the narrator of The Emperor waits in his bedroom for the police to arrest him. His past reverberates inside of him like a drum: his youth spent in captivity as a zonbi, under the control of a charlatan Vodou…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Four Deportations of Jean Marseille

  Marseille, Jean, 1971-

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  "An experienced fixer for journalists covering Haiti, Jean Marseille often unexpectedly finds himself on the subject side of stories. After his son was kidnapped and his house taken, Jean decided to move his family out of Port-au-Prince to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Village Weavers

  a Novel

  Chancy, Myriam J. A., 1970-

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  "From award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy comes an extraordinary and enduring story of two families forever joined by country-and by long-held secrets-and two girls with a bond that refuses to be broken. In 1940s' Port-au-Prince, Gertie and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brothers in Liberty

  the Forgotten Story of the Free Black Haitians Who Fought for American Independence

  Tucker, Phillip Thomas, 1953-

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  "After failing to defeat the Continental Army in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania during the first half of the Revolutionary War, British generals decided to turn south, where they believed they could win the war in a region more…Read moreRead more of this annotation