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American Street

By: Ibi Zoboi
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews!

A New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice of 2017 (Top of the List winner) * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * BookPage Best YA Book of the Year

American Street is an evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Everything, Everything; Bone Gap; and All American Boys.

In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical exploration of America with magical realism and vodou culture.

On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—a good life.

But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit’s west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own.

Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream?

©2017 Ibi Zoboi (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers Caribbean Creators Coming of Age Difficult Situations Emigration & Immigration Family Family & Relationships Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Magical Realism Multicultural Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt Royalty

Critic reviews

"Narrator Robin Miles glides silkily through Haitian Creole, Detroit street talk, and standard American English, infusing the dialogue with authentic-sounding accents and age-appropriate sass and bravado.... Miles taps into each character's unique struggle to balance survival with tough choices, infusing her near-flawless performance with nuanced drama. Listeners will long remember Fabiola's transformative journey." ( AudioFile)
Compelling Plot Twists • Rich Cultural Representation • Excellent Voice Acting • Believable Characters • Authentic Voices

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Outstanding performance! Hands down the best narration I have ever heard. The story was everything I could have wanted and more!

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

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I'm so glad I decided to give this book a change. It was definitely worth the listen !!!

Hidden Gem!!

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Based on the description, I expected the commonplace criticisms of ICE agents. The author seems more interested in pulling back the curtain on intercity life in Detroit. Subjects like police shootings, voodoo and lesbianism are handled with a refreshing subtlety that appeals to the intellect and challenges the traditional American perspective on immigration.


WELL DONE!

Not what I expected

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This was an average story made so much better by the narrator and her ability to make you really hear each character and their story.

Story Draws You in Little by Little

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perfect match, narrator and story. interesting book, better performance though. anyway, good reading specially for teens

outstanding performance

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Accessible read about culture and America and systems affecting education, justice and living. Narration helpful in being in the story.

Accessible

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I am now disappointed that the book has ended. At first, the story seemed slow to begin and seemed to marched down a path that we have all seen in film and TV. Young naive immigrant girl gets in out of her depth and there is tragedy in the end. However, there are enough small differences between this story and those stories that even though there is sadness in the tale, the beautifully etched characters, the individual stories, and the treatment of the Voodoo faith are all so tender and honest that the time spent with Fabolous and her cousins is worth it.

Slow start, deeply empathic and lovely storytellin

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I really enjoyed this book. Great story liberating. 8t held my interest cover to cover. The plot twist at the end surprised me.

American Street was a great book

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This book is so fucking good. I’ve never cried reading a book but this one did.

AMAZING BOOK

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Throughout this book I couldn’t wait to get back in the car and start listening again. I found myself thinking about the characters and wondering how their story would unfold. Excellent book beautiful narration I can’t wait for the next one.

Beautiful and engaging

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