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| Genre/Form: | Bildungsromans Dust jackets (Bindings) Authors' autographs (Provenance) Coretta Scott King Award (Rhodes): Honor book Juvenile fiction Fiction |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Ninth Ward. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010 (OCoLC)802298944 |
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jewell Parker Rhodes; Alison Impey; Little, Brown and Company. |
| ISBN: | 9780316043076 0316043079 9780316079822 0316079820 |
| OCLC Number: | 445478343 |
| Notes: | "Book design by Alison Impey"--t.p. verso. |
| Awards: | Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2011 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011. |
| Description: | 217 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Responsibility: | by Jewell Parker Rhodes. |
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A story about how Lanesha and her grandmother deal with hurricane Katrina.
This is an excellent story for young readers about how Lanesha and her grandmother deal with Hurrican Katrina. Lanesha learns a lot about herself and that she is capable of dealing with the challenges that come her way when Katrina hits New Orleans. She learns to be happy with herself and that she...
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This is an excellent story for young readers about how Lanesha and her grandmother deal with Hurrican Katrina. Lanesha learns a lot about herself and that she is capable of dealing with the challenges that come her way when Katrina hits New Orleans. She learns to be happy with herself and that she can have friends. She realizes that her mother loves her especially when she keeps her from drowning. Young readers will find this book hard to put down.
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