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A review by ccmitch
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite
3.0
Dear Haiti, love Elaine is a delightful YA novel written by sisters Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite.
Like me, both are Miami natives so right away I knew I wanted to read their book. They are the daughters of Haitian immigrants.
Alaine Beauparlant is a teenager who is having difficulties fitting in at high school and is suspended.
She is then assigned a volunteer immersion project, and she decides to complete her work in Haiti where her family originated. Alaine’s mother, Celeste Beauparlant is a TV journalist who begins behaving suspiciously.
As mother and daughter end up in Haiti where they visit family, we are able to see Haiti through Alaine’s eyes when she sees it for the first time. At the same time as Alaina completes her school project she works on breaking a family curse that may possibly be the reason for her mother’s change in behavior.
I LOVED:
~Seeing Haiti and becoming acquainted with some of the customs, scenery, neighborhoods, and food.
~The book is the debut of two #ownvoice authors.
~I was able to learn some Haitian history.
~It’s told in epistolary style through letters, articles, emails, and diary entries.
~THE COVER!
NOT SO MUCH...
~I would have liked to see Alaine and her mother's relationship fleshed out a bit more.
~Too many characters made it hard to keep track of who was who.
All that aside, if you enjoy YA, and would like to learn a bit about Haiti through the voices of two brilliant young writers, you will enjoy this book!
NUGGET GAINED: Communicate with your family, and don’t keep secrets.
Like me, both are Miami natives so right away I knew I wanted to read their book. They are the daughters of Haitian immigrants.
Alaine Beauparlant is a teenager who is having difficulties fitting in at high school and is suspended.
She is then assigned a volunteer immersion project, and she decides to complete her work in Haiti where her family originated. Alaine’s mother, Celeste Beauparlant is a TV journalist who begins behaving suspiciously.
As mother and daughter end up in Haiti where they visit family, we are able to see Haiti through Alaine’s eyes when she sees it for the first time. At the same time as Alaina completes her school project she works on breaking a family curse that may possibly be the reason for her mother’s change in behavior.
I LOVED:
~Seeing Haiti and becoming acquainted with some of the customs, scenery, neighborhoods, and food.
~The book is the debut of two #ownvoice authors.
~I was able to learn some Haitian history.
~It’s told in epistolary style through letters, articles, emails, and diary entries.
~THE COVER!
NOT SO MUCH...
~I would have liked to see Alaine and her mother's relationship fleshed out a bit more.
~Too many characters made it hard to keep track of who was who.
All that aside, if you enjoy YA, and would like to learn a bit about Haiti through the voices of two brilliant young writers, you will enjoy this book!
NUGGET GAINED: Communicate with your family, and don’t keep secrets.