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The Year of the Sawdust Man
A. LaFaye
Paperback (Milkweed Editions, March 18, 2008)Eleven-year-old Nissa’s life has never been perfect. Living in the small town of Harper, Louisiana, with a mama like hers, circa 1933, has led to lots of mean rumors. But now Mama is gone, and all the townsfolk talk about is who she might have run off with. Nissa’s memories of the Sundays her mama would come home smelling of sawdust lead her to suspect the rumors could be true. Did her mama go away with the Sawdust Man? And if so, does it mean she’s never coming back? A. LaFaye’s powerful first novel beautifully explicates the world of a child in distress and how she copes with something beyond her understanding.
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The Year Of The Sawdust Man
A. LaFaye
Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, June 1, 1998)A story set in Louisiana during the Depression finds young Nissa struggling to come to terms with her free-spirited mother's abandonment, a situation that is complicated by her father's determination to move on and pursue a new relationship.
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The Year of the Sawdust Man
A. LaFaye, Jeff Crane
Paperback (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Oct. 1, 1999)Nissa's life has never been perfect. Living in the small town of Harper, Louisiana with a mama as free-spirited as hers has led to lots of gossipy small talk and mean rumors. But now Mama is gone, and all the townsfolk can talk about is who she might have run off with.Nissa's memories of the Sundays her mama would come home smelling of sawdust lead her to suspect some of the rumors could be true. Did her Mama go away with The Sawdust Man? And if so, does it mean she's never coming back?
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The Year of the Sawdust Man
A. Lafaye
Unknown Binding (Perfection Learning Prebound, Sept. 10, 2000)None
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Year of the Sawdust Man
A. LaFaye
Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, Oct. 15, 1999)Book by LaFaye, A.
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Year of the Sawdust Man
A. LaFaye
Library Binding (Demco Media, April 15, 1999)None
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