American Street

American Street by Ibi Zoboi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

So much promise...story of Haitian refugee teen trying to integrate into America (land of the free!) while her mother is detained in INS. Her American cousins are caught in their own drama including drugs, abusive relationships, and mental illness. Unfortunately so much is left unexplored and the drugs, swearing, sex, abuse, etc. seems heavy-handed for YA lit. The ultimate failure is that no one seems to change.

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