When the Mapou Sings
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 3/5, Love & Romance 4/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 1/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 3/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 2/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 1/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
Infused with magical realism, this story blends first love and political intrigue with a quest for justice and self-determination in 1930s Haiti. Sixteen-year-old Lucille hopes to one day open a school alongside her best friend where girls just like them can learn what it means to be Haitian: to learn from the mountains and the forests around them, to carve, to sew, to draw, and to sing the songs of the Mapou, the sacred trees that dot the island nation.