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Ninth Ward

Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Follett Number: 0398AW9
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Little, Brown, c2010, p2012
Format: 217 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-04308-3
ISBN-10: 0-316-04308-7
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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Subjects:
African Americans Fiction
Bildungsromans
Coming of Age Fiction
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Fiction
New Orleans (La.) Fiction
Spirits Fiction
Survival Fiction
In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.

From the publisher:
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. She doesn't 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-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fast approaching, it's up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys and Towers Falling, Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.

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