Available now in paperback, }American Street{ sees Fabiola's mother detained at US immigration at the end of the family's journey from Port-au-Prince, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins and unfamiliar American environment in west-side Detroit without maternal support. A debut author to watch A National Book Award finalist, this gritty and moving love story set in Detroit by a standout debut talent, herself a Haitian immigrant, addresses such important current issues as immigration, race, and class.
