Fresh Girl by Jaira Placide is the story illustrating how the coup in Haiti affected those living there.Mardi was born in the US to Haitian parents. When she was four, she went to Haiti to live with her sister and grandmother. When rebels attempted to kill the president, her family fled to NYC to live with her parents.
Since Mardi has returned to the US she is not the same. She is angry and sad. No one knows why she has changed.
When her Uncle Perrin is found in a refugee camp in Cuba and reunited with the family, Mardi cannot keep her feelings hidden. With the help of her uncle, she is able to face what happened in Haiti.
Placide, Jaira. (2002). Fresh Girl. New York: Wendy Lamb Books.
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