American · b. 1977
Ibi Zoboi is a Haitian-born American author whose acclaimed, lyrical fiction for young people — including the National Book Award finalist American Street and the bestselling Pride — draws on her own immigrant experience and Haitian heritage.
Ibi Zoboi emigrated from Haiti to the United States as a child, and that experience of dislocation and dual identity runs through her fiction. Her debut novel, American Street (2017), a National Book Award finalist, blends the immigrant coming-of-age story with the grit of contemporary Detroit and the spiritual world of Haitian Vodou, announcing a distinctive new voice in young adult literature.
She has since written Pride, a Brooklyn-set retelling of Pride and Prejudice; edited the acclaimed anthology Black Enough; and co-written Punching the Air with Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five. Her work is marked by lyricism, cultural richness, and a commitment to centering Black and immigrant experiences.
Zoboi is recognized as one of the most original and important voices in contemporary fiction for young readers.
by Ibi Zoboi
Ibi Zoboi's lyrical, National Book Award–finalist debut. Fabiola Toussaint arrives from Haiti to join her cousins in Detroit, only to have her mother detained by immigration. Alone in a harsh new world, and guided by the spirits of Haitian Vodou, she must navigate love, loyalty, and an impossible choice.
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