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For the Life of Laetitia - A Book Review

For the Life of Laetitia 

by Merle Hodge

For the Life of Laetitia - Front Cover
For the Life of Laetitia

I am glad I bought this book. For the Life of Laetitia is a must-have in our children’s collection. I usually do not go for those books that has a smaller font size and a very little spacing between the lines like in this book or suggest it for children either, but this is an exceptional book and I recommend it for your children. Once in a while let our kids drop those fantasy books and read some realistic stuff like these. The language is simple and vocabulary is easy to understand even for the young readers. In short, I got hooked to it as soon as I started reading.

For the Life of Laetitia- Back Cover
In For the Life of Laetitia, Merle Hodge has beautifully captured the dreams and life of Laetitia, a young Caribbean girl, who became the first one ever in her family to attend secondary school. In spite of poverty and racism she strives to achieve what she came for, though it meant staying with her father and his second wife. The book covers the lifestyle of the poor in the Caribbean and the hardships they endure for a basic education. In this story you can taste a little of racism, poverty, hard work and determination. For the Life of Laetitia is not just the story of hard work and achievement, but also celebrates the friendship between two girls, Laetitia and Anjanee and how they help, share and uplift each other.

As you read the book, one could feel the sun, streets and its sounds slowly unfolding in front you like that of in a movie. For the Life of Laetitia is one such book that you can safely let your teenagers read and get some inspiration from. It is a good read for adults too.


Age Group: 10yrs and Above.

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