Ninth Ward

English

ISBN: 0316043079

EAN: 9780316043076

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American/Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World / Weather/Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release Date: 08/31/2010

Age Range: 10-UP

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans Ninth Ward. She doesnt have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. So when Mama Ya-Yas visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fast approaching, its up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. Ninth Wardis a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.

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Ninth Ward

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 10.58 oz

Pages: 224