The Dew Breaker -- Edwidge Danticat

In this award-winning, bestselling work of fiction that moves between Haiti in the 1960s and New York in the present day, we meet an unusual man who is harboring a vital, dangerous secret. He is a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, we enter the lives of those around him, and his secret is slowly revealed. Edwidge Danticat's brilliant exploration of the "dew breaker"-- or torturer-- is an unforgettable story of love, remorse, and hope; of personal and political rebellions; and of the compromises we make to move beyond the most intimate brushes with history. It firmly establishes her as one of America's most essential writers.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Edwidge Danticat<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 03/08/2005<br><b>Pages:</b> 244<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781400034291<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 10<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>78458 / Dew Breaker<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kliatt</i> 07/01/2005 pg. 19<br><i>Ingram Advance</i> 04/01/2005 pg. 69<br><i>New York Times</i> 03/27/2005 pg. 20<br><i>New York Review of Books</i> 07/17/2008 pg. 40<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Edwidge Danticat is the author of numerous books, including <i>Claire of th