Behind the Mountains - First Person Fiction

Edwidge Danticat

1st Edition

Book (01 Jan 2002)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.

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Orchard Books

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Book information

ISBN:	9780439372992
Publisher:	Orchard Books
Imprint:	Orchard Books
Pub date:	01 Jan 2002
Edition:	1st Edition
DEWEY:	[Fic]
DEWEY edition:	21
Number of pages:	166
Weight:	453g
Height:	209mm
Width:	12mm
Spine width:	6mm