Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

This exceptional debut novel captures a sparkling new voice and irrepressible heroine in a celebration of storytelling sure to thrill fans of Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi and Jenna Evans Welch! When a school presentation goes very wrong, Alaine Beauparlant finds herself suspended, shipped off to Haiti and writing the report of a lifetime... You might ask the obvious question: What do I, a seventeen-year-old Haitian American from Miami with way too little life experience, have to say about anything? Actually, a lot. Thanks to "the incident" (don't ask), I'm spending the next two months doing what my school is calling a "spring volunteer immersion project." It's definitely no vacation. I'm toiling away under the ever-watchful eyes of Tati Estelle at her new nonprofit. And my lean-in queen of a mother is even here to make sure I do things right. Or she might just be lying low to dodge the media sharks after a much more public incident of her own...and to hide a rather devastating secret. All things considered, there are some pretty nice perks...like flirting with Tati's distractingly cute intern, getting actual face time with my mom and experiencing Haiti for the first time. I'm even exploring my family's history--which happens to be loaded with betrayals, superstitions and possibly even a family curse. You know, typical drama. But it's nothing I can't handle.
Sign up to use

Reviews

Photo of Amelia C
Amelia C @coffeewithamelia
3 stars
May 20, 2024
Photo of Briar's Reviews
Briar's Reviews@briarsreviews
5 stars
Jul 31, 2023
Photo of Shona Tiger
Shona Tiger@shonatiger
3 stars
Jan 19, 2023
Photo of Shareca
Shareca@infectiousreading
4 stars
Jan 19, 2023
Photo of Clara Moore
Clara Moore@beingmybestshelf
4 stars
Aug 5, 2022
Photo of Nicki
Nicki@xoninnip
4 stars
Apr 8, 2022
Photo of Lulu Bonning
Lulu Bonning@lulu282
3 stars
Nov 17, 2021
Photo of Teresa Schultz
Teresa Schultz@schauch
3 stars
Sep 14, 2021
Photo of Jessica
Jessica @jessicabeckett
5 stars
Aug 25, 2021
Photo of Bria
Bria@ladspter
4 stars
May 31, 2024
Photo of Connie
Connie@cludecoeur
4 stars
Dec 29, 2022
Photo of Rebekah jean
Rebekah jean@bek7
4 stars
Aug 29, 2022
Photo of Megan
Megan@musicmaker802
4 stars
Jul 3, 2022
Photo of Brianna
Brianna@bri_marie13
4 stars
May 1, 2022
Photo of Emily Walker
Emily Walker@ewalk
4 stars
Feb 25, 2022
Photo of Kendra Negron
Kendra Negron@kendra
2 stars
Feb 24, 2022
Photo of Chrissy
Chrissy@chrissyexpressions
3 stars
Dec 21, 2021
Photo of Averi Hobbs
Averi Hobbs@averitheauthor
5 stars
Nov 28, 2021
Photo of Claire Klein
Claire Klein@claire
4 stars
Oct 20, 2021
Photo of Becca Futrell
Becca Futrell@astoldbybex
3 stars
Oct 5, 2021
Photo of Yeldah Yousfi
Yeldah Yousfi@yeldahyousfi
3 stars
Aug 28, 2021