Kids Helping Kids: Eight Days - A Childr
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Edwidge Danicat's illustrated children's book focuses on one child who survived the 2010 disaster in Haiti.
Highly celebrated Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat elegantly tells us the story of Junior, a seven-year-old boy trapped beneath his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake, and his joyous rescue.
Junior’s sparkling imagination helps him find the strength to survive for eight days beneath the rubble. This book illustrates the beauty and strength of the Haitian people even in the most difficult of times.
Click here (PDF), to read an interview with Eight Days author Edwidge Dantica
