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Ibi Zoboi
Ibi Zoboi was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and immigrated to the U.S. when she was four years old. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she was a recipient of the Norma Fox Mazer Award. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three children. American Street is her first novel.
American Street
“To this spellbinding voice of the next generation, I bow.”
— Rita Williams-Garcia, New York Times bestselling author and three-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award.
American Street has 5 Starred Reviews!
'It will stay with anyone who reads it.' - School Library Journal.
'Fierce and beautiful.' - Booklist.
'An unforgettable story.' - Kirkus Reviews.
'Chilling, evocative, and reaffirming' - Publishers Weekly.
'Will reach young readers regardless of their background.' - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.