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Format: Hardcover
 ISBN-10: 0613029526
 ISBN-13: 9780613029520
 Oct 1999
 Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
 Grade:
From 4 to 6
 Language: English |
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Synopsis As governmental brutality and poverty become unbearable, Paulie joins with others in her small Haitian village to help her uncle secretly build a boat they will use to try to escape to the United States., Paulie has lived all her life in a small town in Haiti. However, with government persecution of the townspeople getting worse, Paulie and her guardian/uncle make plans to escape to the United States. With the help of kind neighbors and friends, Paulie's uncle builds a boat. Will Paulie and her uncle be able to reach freedom?
| Size | | Height: | 7.5 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
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