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Mama's Nightingale

ISBN-10: 0525428097
ISBN-13: 9780525428091
Author: Danticat, Edwidge
Illustrated by: Staub, Leslie
Interest Level: K-3
Publisher: Penguin Random House

Publication Date: September 2015

Copyright: 0

Page Count: 32

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Interest Level

Grades K-3

Reading Level

Lexile: NC890L
Accelerated Reader Level: 3.9
Accelerated Reader Points: 0.5

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Description
A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she's in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment--and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.