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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for AMERICAN STREET: “Mixing gritty street life with the tenderness of first love, Haitian Vodou, and family bonds, the book is at once chilling, evocative, and reaffirming.” -- Publishers Weekly
(starred review)Praise for AMERICAN STREET: “Filling her pages with magic, humanity, tragedy, and hope, Zoboi builds up, takes apart, and then rebuilds an unforgettable story. This book will take root in readers’ hearts.” -- Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)Praise for AMERICAN STREET: “Zoboi urges us to examine the American dream to see if there is room within it to hold the ones we love.” -- Ebony Magazine
Praise for AMERICAN STREET: “Zoboi’s stunning debut intertwines mysticism and love with grit and violence…Fierce and beautiful.” -- Booklist
(starred review)Praise for AMERICAN STREET: “Will reach young readers regardless of their background.” -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Praise for AMERICAN STREET: “A breathtaking story about contemporary America that will serve as a mirror to some and a window for others, and it will stay with anyone who reads it.” -- School Library Journal
(starred review)Praise for AMERICAN STREET: “A poignant meditation on one girl’s struggle to find her way in a new world.” -- Nicola Yoon, New York Times bestselling author of
The Sun is Also a Star and
Everything, EverythingPraise for AMERICAN STREET: “Brimming with culture, magic, warmth, and unabashed rawness, “American Street” is ultimately a blistering tale of humanity. This is “Manchild in the Promised Land,” for a new generation, and a remarkable debut from Zoboi, who without question is an inevitable force in storytelling.” -- Jason Reynolds, award-winning co-author of
All American BoysPraise for AMERICAN STREET: “Zoboi’s nascent storytelling gifts ensnare from page one. 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
