The Gold Exchange: Exposing Haiti's child slavery system by Belding, Susan

The Gold Exchange: Exposing Haiti's child slavery system (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503367814)

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The Gold Exchange: Exposing Haiti's child slavery system by Belding, Susan

The Gold Exchange: Exposing Haiti's child slavery system

$15.99
The Gold Exchange: Exposing Haiti's child slavery system by Belding, Susan

The Gold Exchange: Exposing Haiti's child slavery system

$15.99
Format: Paperback
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Spoiled only child Danny White, a teen from an affluent family in Naples, Florida, experiences culture shock when he travels, unwillingly, with his parents as they embark on a six-month stint as teachers in a rural Haitian village. Danny encounters a gang of bullies that lives in the woods and vents its rage at the world on him. He is attacked several times until the final encounter. This novel is a work of fiction, but it exposes the restavek child slavery system legal in Haiti at the time of the 2010 earthquake. Restaveks are children placed in foster care with upper-class Haitian families who agree to take them in, provide for them, and educate them in exchange for a few household chores. Sadly, in 99% of the cases, the children are considered slaves, never sent to school and treated miserably. Danny learns all about the restaveks, along with many other staples of Haitian culture, including voodoo, extreme poverty, and the kindness that knows no national or international boundaries. His friendships with two Haitian teens, his enthusiasm for finding a way to help the residents of the small village of Montverdier, and his ultimate showdown with Brutis and his gang will leave the reader entertained, enthralled, and educated.

Author: Susan Belding
ISBN-10: 1503367819
ISBN-13: 9781503367814
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2014
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d
By Susan Belding
By Susan Belding
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Susan Belding is a reading teacher who has worked with the same population she loves to write for, middle school students. "Early in my teaching career I discovered that kids love to be read to, and that their dysfunction as readers is directly related to how much they enjoy hearing a story. Being read to removes the problems of fluency and comprehension. There are no stigmas because they will never be called on to read aloud. They can just sit back and enjoy the story." Susan has read everything to her classes from Where the Red Fern Grows to The Hobbit to, more recently, The Giver and Legend. "No matter what I choose, they love it. I have yet to read a novel to my kids that they don't like. Each child has a story that should be told. School problems, including discipline issues, emotional problems, and educational obstacles all relate to the child's perception of him/herself. Build up that self-esteem, and you'll see huge improvement in all other areas." Susan divides her time between Central Florida and Northeastern Vermont. She is happily married to her loving husband and biggest cheerleader, Frank. Her children, grandchildren, and spoiled little puppy round out her enchanted life.

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