Thirteen-year-old Frislin Destine stalks a skinny rooster through the hopeless and desolate streets of Port au Paix, Haiti. As the oldest son he feels responsible to provide for his family of six, and the chicken would be a feast. His mission is thwarted by his nemesis and local bully, Stefan. Frislin feels incapable of emulating the Godly faith of his disabled father and searches for ways to help his family. He doesn’t expect that responsibility to include being sent to a children’s home in another city. When Chickens Have Teeth is an early middle grade novel that explores Frislin’s adjustment to life far from home, especially when his archenemy, Stefan, shows up. Can Frislin learn to forgive?
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When Chickens Have Teeth
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Thirteen-year-old Frislin Destine stalks a skinny rooster through the hopeless and desolate streets of Port au Paix, Haiti. As the oldest son he feels responsible to provide for his family of six, and the chicken would be a feast. His mission is thwarted by his nemesis and local bully, Stefan. Frislin feels incapable of emulating the Godly faith of his disabled father and searches for ways to help his family. He doesn’t expect that responsibility to include being sent to a children’s home in another city. When Chickens Have Teeth is an early middle grade novel that explores Frislin’s adjustment to life far from home, especially when his archenemy, Stefan, shows up. Can Frislin learn to forgive?
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