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Tonight, by Sea

Seek life. Chache Lavi. That's what Paulie's uncle says they must do. But to seek life, Paulie and her family have to leave Haiti-the only home that Paulie has ever known. Since forever, Paulie has run in and out of the little houses nestled under the palms, smelling cocoa-bread and playing on the beach with her best friend Karyl. But now the little houses are gone. Their wood has been made into boats-boats used to escape Haiti.

Paulie wants to stay and fight-to change Haiti into a better place to live. She wants to talk to the reporters and bravely tell the truth, like Karyl's brother, Jean-Desir. But the macoutes come with their guns and knives to stop them. And they do something so terrible that Paulie must face the truth: before the soldiers come back, they must all leave-tonight, by sea.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 160
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-06-440670-3
  • EAN
  • 9780064406703
  • Settings
  • Haiti
  • Genres
  • fiction, childrens, teen
  • Release date
  • 1997