When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home.
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Oppression & Resilience
Content: Activism, Bi/multilingual
Settings: Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Haitian
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Character Prominence: Joint Main, Secondary