International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Eight Days: A Story of Haiti

Edwidge Danticat reads her book, Eight Days: A Story of Haiti, to young earthquake survivors at an IRC "Child Friendly Space" in Port-au-Prince.
Photo: Brandan Odums for Scholastic.

Cover of Eight Days A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat Scholastic is donating $10,000 to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in connection with the publication of Eight Days: A Story of Haiti, an illustrated book by acclaimed author Edwidge Danticat about a resilient boy trapped under his house for eight days after the January 2010 earthquake.

Scholastic and Danticat are working with the IRC to raise awareness about the ongoing needs of children in Haiti. Press Release

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Edwidge Danticat writes about a day she spent talking with young earthquake survivors at an IRC "Child Friendly Space" in Port-au-Prince. Read her blog and photo essay on The Huffington Post.