Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

Mama's nightingale : a story of immigration and separation / by Edwidge Danticat ; illustrated by Leslie Staub. - New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] - p. : col. ill ; 27 cm.

School Library Journal starred, September 2015. Publisher's Weekly, June 2015. Kirkus Starred, July 2015. Horn Book, September 2015. School Library Journal starred. Publisher's Weekly. Kirkus Starred.

When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home.

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Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Separation (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.
Detention of persons--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Haitian Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Separation (Psychology)--Fiction.
Detention of persons--Fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Haitian Americans--Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Criminal procedure--Fiction.
Immigration and emigration--Fiction.
Haitian Americans--Fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Separation (Psychology)--Fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Haitian Americans--Fiction.

PZ7.D2385 / Mam 2015

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