Felin, M. Sindy. Touching Snow. NY : Simon & Schuster, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4169-1795-3
Imagine if you lived in constant fear at home. If the slightest mistake, like not finishing all your dinner, could set your stepfather off in a rage of abuse. Life for Karina, and her sisters Enid and Delta, is a constant struggle. Between school, cleaning the house, and caring for their two younger brothers and two young cousins, there is a lot of room for mistakes. And in their house, mistakes mean a beating from their horrible stepfather. When one beating goes too far, and leaves Enid close to death, authorities finally step in. But with their stepfather gone, will life be even harder for this family of Haitian Americans? Is lying to authorities to keep him out of jail worth the threat of future beatings? Or will these sisters have to do something more drastic to keep him from ever hurting any of them again.
Imagine if you lived in constant fear at home. If the slightest mistake, like not finishing all your dinner, could set your stepfather off in a rage of abuse. Life for Karina, and her sisters Enid and Delta, is a constant struggle. Between school, cleaning the house, and caring for their two younger brothers and two young cousins, there is a lot of room for mistakes. And in their house, mistakes mean a beating from their horrible stepfather. When one beating goes too far, and leaves Enid close to death, authorities finally step in. But with their stepfather gone, will life be even harder for this family of Haitian Americans? Is lying to authorities to keep him out of jail worth the threat of future beatings? Or will these sisters have to do something more drastic to keep him from ever hurting any of them again.
Suggested grade 8 and up.
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