A review by jengennari
Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Burg

5.0

There are novels in verse (like Out of the Dust, Brown Girl Dreaming) and there are others -- and this one is up with the good ones. Serafina's voice is distinct and her desire to become a doctor is emotionally authentic. The beautiful language, deceptively simple, appropriately captures Haiti. Her loving family encounters the hardships and misfortunes of the country and climate. Beautiful!