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Claiming Georgia Tate

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By Gigi Amateau
Publisher Candlewick Press
Claiming Georgia Tate
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Its rare and exciting to discover a talented new writer like Gigi Amateau. Judy Blume Twelveyearold Georgia Tate wishes she could stay home in Mississippi forever with her preacher granddaddy and her best friend Ginger. After losing her nana to a heart attack, she desperately wishes she could tell her granddaddy why she cant possibly move in with Daddy about the things he does that make her feel so ashamed. With a vivid narrative voice, Gigi Amateau tells an unflinching tale of a sensitive girl caught in the trauma of incestuous abuse. But it is also a story of survival an ode to the solace of family, the mercy of strangers, and the possibility of hope and healing.

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41618 words41,618 words
208 pages208 pages
Lexile 880LLexile 880L
Grade 8 to 12Grade 8 to 12
Published 2005Published 2005

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