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Ten-year-old orphan Libete has been hardened by the daily struggle to survive in Cite Soleil, Haiti's most infamous slum. But when she and her best friend, Jak, discover a young mother and her baby brutally murdered in a nearby marsh, it's unlike anything she's encountered before. Though initially shocked, the adults of Cite Soleil move on quickly from the event; after all, death is commonplace in this community. Undaunted, Libete takes action with Jak in tow, plunging herself into a dangerous, far-reaching plot that will change her irrevocably and threaten everything she holds dear. Because We Are is a profound and mesmerizing tale of a young girl's search for justice in an unjust world, set against the vivid and tumultuous backdrop of modern-day Haiti.

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While a law student, Ted Oswald lived in Port-au-Prince and worked in Cite Soleil, where he became deeply invested in the community and met the feisty young girl who served as the inspiration for his character Libete. He currently works as a public interest lawyer in Philadelphia, where he lives with his wife, Katharine. Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti is his first novel.

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