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From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina.

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.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys and Towers Falling, Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.

Ninth Ward Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title

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      Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/05/2012
      ISBN13: 9780316043083, 978-0316043083
      ISBN10: 316043087

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina.

      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.

      From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys and Towers Falling, Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family--as only love can define it.

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