Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti

Ten-year-old orphan Libete has been hardened by the daily struggle to survive in Cite Soleil, Haiti s most infamous slum. But when she and her best friend, Jak, discover a young mother and her baby brutally murdered in a nearby marsh, it s unlike anything she s encountered before. Though initially shocked, the adults of Cite Soleil move on quickly from the event; after all, death is commonplace in this community. Undaunted, Libete takes action with Jak in tow, plunging herself into a dangerous, far-reaching plot that will change her irrevocably and threaten everything she holds dear.

"Because We Are" is a profound and mesmerizing tale of a young girl s search for justice in an unjust world, set against the vivid and tumultuous backdrop of modern-day Haiti."