Mama's nightingale
About this book
When Saya's mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home.
Subjects
Detention of personsHaitian AmericansSeparation (Psychology)Emigration and immigrationMothers and daughtersJuvenile fictionFictionChildren's fictionMothers and daughters, fictionEmigration and immigration, fictionBedtime & DreamsFamilySocial ThemesEmigration & Immigration