The Year I Flew Away

The Year I Flew AwayIn this magical middle grade novel, ten year old Gabrielle finds out that America isnt the perfect place she imagined when she moves from Haiti to Brooklyn. With the help of a clever witch, Gabrielle becomes the perfect Americanbut will she lose herself in the process? Perfect for fans of Hurricane Child and Front Desk. Its 1985 and ten year old Gabrielle is excited to be moving from Haiti to America. Unfortunately, her parents wont be able to join

Stamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri

• 2010 NCTE Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts winner

It’s not always easy

The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman

the girl’s other grandmother

An INSTANT USA TODAY bestseller

in the tradition of Orwell’s classic “Politics and the English Language

Notable Children’s Books ―Association for Library Service to Children

Can Cass stay alive long enough to expose the horrific truth

broken-down brownstone

and Gwendolyn Brooks

This gives young readers confidence and allows them to talk about what they see on the page