Title: Beautifully written commentary on identity and inequality
Product review: I read this book for a French class in college; it's tough going if you're not fluent, but I had a great teacher who guided us through the analysis. The story is about a girl from Guadeloupe who leaves her feisty, beloved grandmother to live in France with her estranged mother and stepfather. She moves to the Projects, and starts elementary school, where she excels but faces prejudice. All the while, she longs for Guadeloupe and feels isolated in France, until she meets a boy who I think is Algerian, and whose experience in some ways connects with her own.Overall, the novel is rather sad, but it's beautifully written, the dialogue is great, and it's good practice for students of French.
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