A luminous novel in verse from the author of the jefferson cup award winner all the broken pieces. Info 5420 book trailer heather owens serafinas promise by ann e. She lives with her family in haiti and she dreams of becoming a doctor. New york public library childrens books100 books worth reading and sharing in 20. A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real. But in their rural village outside portauprince, haiti, many obstacles stand in serafina s way little money. Discussion questions for the novelinverse, serafina s promise by ann e. This style along with the poetic language helps to keep the pages turning quickly. This book, told in prose, is vivid, alive, and full of the hope and yearning of a young girl who, despite all odds and hardships, knows what her path is in life and will. Serafina believes that the only way that shell become a successful doctor is to go to school. This is a quiz for serafinas promise learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Buy a cheap copy of serafinas promise book by ann e. Constant hardships including poverty, an earthquake, and being separated from her family test serafina s strength. Serafinas promise follows a young haitian girl on her quest to become a doctor.
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Burgs understated free verseliberally sprinkled with haitian creole phrasesgains power as serafinas family is displaced by a flood, which is cruelly followed by the 2010 earthquake. This book also helps give students a view of what is happening in other countries and cultures and how different they are to ours. Serafinas promise she wants to go to school and become a doctor with her best friend, julie marie. Discussion guide serafinas promise discussion guide discussion questions for the novelinverse, serafinas promise by ann e. Book trailer for ls5343 texas womans university created at. Nov 04, 2014 we start this week with serafinas promise by ann e. Serafina s promise is a great book i bought for my daughter she is a 4th grader. But in their rural village outside portauprince, haiti, many obstacles stand in serafina s. Serafinas promise alaska digital library overdrive. More powerful even than all of these are the heavy rains and the shaking earth that test serafinas resolve in ways she never dreamed. I thought this book was inspiring and also heartbreaking at times.
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