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Books about Haiti

Picture Books Fiction

Josias, Hold the Book by Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren
Painted Dreams by Karen Lynn Williams
Running the Road to ABC by Denize Lauture
Selavi, That is Life by Youme
Tap, Tap by Karen Lynn Williams

Picture Books Non-Fiction

The Banza by Diane Wolkstein
Please, Malese! by Amy MacDonald

Juvenile Fiction

Anacaoana by Edwidge Danticat
Fresh Girl by Jaira Placide
Ghost Train by Jess Mowry
Seth and Samona by Joanne Hyppolite
Tonight by Sea by Frances Temple

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Caribbean Food and Drink by Aviva Paraiso
Haiti by Rosalie NgCheong-Lum
The Magic Orange Tree and Other Hatian Folktales collected by Diane Wolkstein

Young Adult Fiction

Behind the Mountains by Edwidge Danticat
Bouki Dances the Kokioko: A Comical Tale from Haiti by Diane Wolkstein
Taste of Salt by Frances Temple

Activism/Understanding the World

Juvenile Fiction

Hoot by Carl Hiassen

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Helping Hands Handbook by Patricia Adams
If the World Were a Village by David Smith
It's Our World Too! by Phillip Hoose
Kids Guide to Social Action by Barbara Lewis
Ryan and Jimmy by Herb Shoveller
What Do You Stand For? by Barbara A. Lewis