This article examines how Maryse Condé portrays the struggles faced by migrant children in her novels Rêves amersand Conte Cruel. These two novelsdepict howchild protagonists are forced to assume adult responsibilities in order to help their families. As a spokesperson for these children, Condé uses her voice as an author to render awareness about their difficulties to young readers. We also compare these two children’s novels to her autobiographical onesin order to establish a connection between the two.