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Freedom Soup  Cover Image Book Book

Freedom Soup / Tami Charles ; illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara.

Charles, Tami, (author.). Alcántara, Jacqueline, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the soup -- Freedom Soup -- just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle's family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle's family is from."-- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780763689773
  • ISBN: 0763689777
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Subject: Haitians > Foreign countries > Juvenile fiction.
Soups > Juvenile fiction.
Haiti > History > Revolution, 1791-1804 > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture books.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Emmaus Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Emmaus Public Library E CHAR (Text) 36446002016478 Juvenile Easy Available -
Emmaus Public Library E CHAR (Text) 36446002016486 Juvenile Easy Available -

Summary: "Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the soup -- Freedom Soup -- just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle's family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle's family is from."--

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