Miami, Florida in the 1980s was not a friendly place for Haitian immigrants. It was especially hard for teenagers trying to fit in. In 1984 a young Haitian teenager, Phede Eugene committed suicide rather than face the shame of being "outed" as a Haitian to his American friends. This middle-grade fictional story does not address Phede's suicide, but it is informed by the struggles of Haitian and other immigrants trying to acclimate to their new...