Age
10+
Grade
5+
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ninth Ward
Hardcover
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Aug. 16, 2010)
, 1 edition
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.
Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.
- ISBN
- 0316043079 /
- Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 10.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 1.0
in.