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Gr 2–5—Brightly colored folk art with a Caribbean flair offsets the sadness of a little girl whose Haitian mother has been sent away to a prison for undocumented immigrants. Every night, Saya's father writes letters to the judges, their mayor and congresswoman, and newspapers and television stations, but no one ever writes back. During their weekly visits to the detention center, Saya's mother tells her stories o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

“When Mama first goes away, what I miss most is the sound of her voice.” So begins this gentle story of Saya, a Haitian American girl whose mother is incarcerated because she has no papers. The weeks and months go by, and Saya’s father does all he can to bring attention to his wife’s situation by writing letters to elected officials and the press. Danticat does not shy away from the realities—in direct, resonant prose, she tells about the loneliness of missing your mother, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this gentle story, Haitian American Saya's mother is incarcerated because she has no papers. Danticat's direct, resonant prose doesn't sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More