Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti - Hardcover

Temple, Frances

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0531086097 ISBN 13: 9780531086094

Publisher: Orchard Books, 1992

Synopsis

A seventeen-year-old victim in the real-life 1991 firebombing of a boys' shelter established by the exiled president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, tells the story of a life of hardship to a girl sent by Aristide to his hospital.

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Review:

"Gripping ... The combination of dramatic action, romantic interest, and vivid storytelling will grab even the most apolitical teens." (boxed review) -- "ALA Booklist""Lyrical ... no background knowledge is needed to become caught up in the drama of the many in this embattled land as related through the eyes of two compelling characters. An excellent first effort.- (starred review)-- "Scbool Libraty Journal""Arresting ... a powerful fictional portrait of the poverty and oppression in contemporary Haiti." (starred review)-- "Publishers Weekly"

About the Author:

Frances Temple grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam. About her third book she wrote, "The Ramsay Scallop is about our need for adventure and motion, for throwing in with strangers, trusting and listening. The story began to take form in northern Spain along pilgrim trails; was fed by histories, stories, letters, by the testimony of a fourteenthcentury shepherd, by the thoughts of today's pilgrims. Concerns echo across years-clean water, good talk, risks welcomed, the search for a peaceful heart. Traveling in Elenor's shoes, I found out how strongly the tradition of pilgrimage continues."Ms. Temple received many honors during her distinguished career. Her other critically acclaimed books for young people include: FranceTaste of Salt A Story of Modern Haiti, winner of the 1993 Jane Addams Children's Book Award; Grab hands and Run, cited by SchoolLibrary journal as one of the Best Books of 1993; and Tonight, by Sea another novel set in Haiti.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0531086097
• ISBN 13: 9780531086094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 179