Description
Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life within the United Sates. With Papa gone, Mama cannot discover a steady job so that they can sustain them and so they’re forced to live of their car. But Mama’s unwavering love, strengthen, and gutsy determination give Zettie the confidence that, together, she and her mother can meet all challenges.Monica Gunning’s moving and authentic story about homelessness in an American city was once developed with the assistance of the Homeless Children s Network in San Francisco. Elaine Pedlar’s strong and vigorous illustrations bring the story to life in vibrant chalk pastel.”