Fresh Girl.by Jaira Placide Wendy Lamb Books, March 2002 $15.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-385-32753-6 When a coup d' etat erupts in Haiti, American-born Mardi Desravines flees the country to rejoin her parents in Brooklyn. Raised in Haiti since she was four, Mardi recounts her memories of the coup and the struggles she has assimilating in her adopted country. The 14-year-old faces a host of challenges: she has to learn English, live in a tiny apartment with three generations of Desravines, and suffer physical and verbal abuse verbal abuse Psychology A form of emotional abuse consisting of the use of abusive and demeaning language with a spouse, child, or elder, often by a caregiver or other person in a position of power. See Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Spousal abuse. from classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Haitian-American author Jafra Placide's debut novel is a gritty coming-of-age tale for young adults. Placide weighs her character down with all the ordinary pressures that teens face and the extraordinary ones that immigrants face. Even so, Mardi proclaims, "I have the skin of an alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. " Indeed, her newfound sassiness has her family wondering where this "fresh girl" came from. The author slowly sheds Mardi's thorny layers, exposing the scared and confused child that she really is. Blanketed with the love and familiarity of her family and culture, Mardi slowly regains her sense of self-worth, revels Not to be confused with Revel. A revel is a type of celebration or festival, involving dancing, costumes, and general merrymaking. John Langstaff founded the 'Revels in the support of her family, and begins to realize a brighter future. --Angeli Rasbury is a writer living in Brooklyn. 
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