At a glance
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- ISBN
- 9780545549943
- Section
- Middle Grade
Serafina's Promise
In a village near Port-au-Prince, Serafina dreams of school and of becoming a doctor, but floods and then the 2010 earthquake test every promise she has made to her family.
- ALSC Notable Children's Book 2014
Themes
Mood
Feels emotional, hopeful, sad.
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