Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
The powerful stories of two Haitian teenagers, Djo and Jeremie, speak to the loyalty they both feel for their country. Djo was one of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's "boys" engaged in an ongoing street fight against military dictatorship in Haiti, until he was taken against his will to work in the sugarcane fields of the Dominican Republic. It is three long years before he is able to escape back to Haiti. Soon after his return he is badly injured in a firebombing attack on Titid's boys. As he lies in a hospital bed, Djo tells his story to Jeremie, who has a tale of her own. Jeremie and Djo's contemporary voices are a riveting testament to a country in political turmoil and to the liberating power of literacy. ©1992 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older
Age Range:
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
Accidents and Injuries
Activism and Resistance
Arguments/Conflict
Dominicans and Dominican Americans
Haitians and Haitian Americans
Politics and Political Systems
Slavery
Violence
Work and Labor
Diversity subjects:
Black/African
Latine
Publishers:
Orchard, Richard Jackson Book
Publish Year: 1992
Pages: 179
ISBN: 0531086097
CCBC Location: Fiction, Temple