I know how to make jewelry. I've been making it since 2011, and I really like making it. The girls call me Tinelyn because I came here when I was little. It's already been three years. I like to organize, and I always fix the bed. I have never written a story like this but I feel really proud of this one.

Mwen konn fe bijou. Map fe yo depi 2011 epi mwen renmen fe yo anpil. Lot medam yo rele m' Tinelyn poutet mwen te vin viv nan kay la le m' te tou piti, sa gen twa lane. Mwen se yon moun ki oganize, e mwen toujou ranje kabann mwen. Mwen pat janm ekri yon istwa avan kounye a, men Mwen santi'm fye de sa.

BOOKS BY NERLYNE

Stand Up For Soraya

by the Restavek Freedom Writers

Story: Soraya dreams of the life she once knew: a loving mother, school, hope for the future. But now that her mother has died, her father has re-married, and her step-mother treats her as a slave, she feels alone and invisible. Until one day when she meets a little girl named Anita, who courage and sense of justice could change the course of Soraya's life. Through this story the authors issue a challenge: Could you have this courage to change a life?

Story Behind the Story: Written by a team of young women served by the Restavek Freedom Foundation, Stand Up For Soraya aims to raise awareness about the inhumanity and injustice of child slavery in Haiti. At the same time, the books give these young women the opportunity to shape the stories of their own lives with power and possibility and hope.

ISBN: 978-0692329627
Age: 7-11
Lexile: 550L
Page Count: 42
Published: Fall 2014