![]() ![]() I cringed as she tried on new, form-fitting dresses that her mother would have rejected. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most importantly, I felt tied to Fabiola’s struggle for identity as both an American and a Haitian. I laughed and became frustrated as she learned slang, became enmeshed in drug wars, and fought for her mother’s freedom. I truly felt as if I was on the streets with her, trying to make sense of extreme poverty, gang violence, and family expectations. In narratives of her life in Haiti and her experiences on the West Side of Detroit, Fabiola takes the reader on a journey that is intimate and deeply moving. The novel follows Fabiola as she adjusts to life in Detroit, American culture and the struggles of being black in America, and pursues her mother’s freedom.īased on her own experiences as a young Haitian immigrant, Ibi Zoboi’s novel is a reflection on immigration, family, and freedom. Fabiola - only 16 and with little concept of American - is sent to live with her aunt and three cousins in Detroit. immigration and sent to a detention center. Upon arriving in the United States, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. I simply could not put it down.Īmerican Street is the story of Fabiola Toussaint, a Haitian immigrant to Detroit. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning reading. Last night, I finished Ibi Zoboi’s novel, American Street. ![]()
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