Mardi Desravines was born in New
York but raised in Haiti while her parents worked in America.
When a coup d’état forces Mardi and her sister
to flee to Brooklyn to live with parents they hardly know,
Mardi becomes a city girl who savors sweet memories of Haiti.
Fitting in at school and in the neighborhood takes courage
and smarts, attitude that makes her a “fresh girl”
at home. But no matter what she does to adapt to her new
life, Mardi is haunted by secret memories of the coup, memories
that become harder to ignore, especially when her beloved
Uncle Perrin suddenly reappears.
In this vivid, touching first novel, memorable characters
offer a new glimpse of what “coming to America”
asks of immigrants, and show how family love can build a
bridge from world to world.
Mardi Desravines was born in New
York but raised in Haiti while her parents worked in America.
When a coup d’état forces Mardi and her sister
to flee to Brooklyn to live with parents they hardly know,
Mardi becomes a city girl who savors sweet memories of Haiti.
Fitting in at school and in the neighborhood takes courage
and smarts, attitude that makes her a “fresh girl”
at home. But no matter what she does to adapt to her new
life, Mardi is haunted by secret memories of the coup, memories
that become harder to ignore, especially when her beloved
Uncle Perrin suddenly reappears. 
