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My Louisiana Sky
Contributor(s): Holt, Kimberly Willis (Author)

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ISBN: 0312660952     ISBN-13: 9780312660956
Publisher: Square Fish
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.40 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Cultural Region - Deep South
- Demographic Orientation - Small Town
- Geographic Orientation - Louisiana
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Topical - Family
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 28086
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her slow father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer with her in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she leaves, the sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a decision that will ultimately change her life.

Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-age novel explores a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a novel filled with beautiful language and unforgettable characters, and the importance of family and home.

My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction.


Contributor Bio(s): Holt, Kimberly Willis: -

Twenty three years ago Kimberly Willis Holt stopped talking about wanting to be a writer and started to pursue her dream. Because of her family's Louisiana roots she considers herself a southerner, but her father's military career took her to places beyond the South, including Paris and Guam.

She's the author of more than fifteen books for a wide range of ages, many of which have won awards and honors. Her third novel, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She writes and gardens in Texas.


 
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