I can sing and dance. I love the color blue. I am not shy. I love to tell jokes. I have a really loud voice. I love to read books in French. I would love to learn how to speak English. I would also like to become an engineer so I can help people build houses.

Mwen konn chante ak danse. Mwen renmen koue ble. Mwen pa timid. Mwen renmen bay blag. Mwen gen yo gwo vwa. Mwen renmen li live an franse. Mwen ta renmen aprann angle. Mwen ta renmen yon enjenye pou m/ka ede moun bati kay.

BOOKS BY ALTA

Stand Up For Soraya

by the Restavek Freedom Writers

Story: Soraya dreams of the life she once knew: a loving mother, school, hope for the future. But now that her mother has died, her father has re-married, and her step-mother treats her as a slave, she feels alone and invisible. Until one day when she meets a little girl named Anita, who courage and sense of justice could change the course of Soraya's life. Through this story the authors issue a challenge: Could you have this courage to change a life?

Story Behind the Story: Written by a team of young women served by the Restavek Freedom Foundation, Stand Up For Soraya aims to raise awareness about the inhumanity and injustice of child slavery in Haiti. At the same time, the books give these young women the opportunity to shape the stories of their own lives with power and possibility and hope.

ISBN: 978-0692329627
Age: 7-11
Lexile: 550L
Page Count: 42
Published: Fall 2014