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My Louisiana Sky

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By Kimberly Willis Holt
Publisher Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
My Louisiana Sky
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Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisianafar away from her mentally disabled mother, her slow father who cant 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 cant 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 comingofage novel explores a twelveyearold girls struggle to accept her grandmothers 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.

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37195 words37,195 words
208 pages208 pages
Lexile 770LLexile 770L
Grade 4 to 9Grade 4 to 9
Age 9-14Age 9-14
Published 2011Published 2011

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Book ISBN:

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