

From the acclaimed author of Mother of Pearl comes the story of Chalktown, an eerily quiet village in George County, Mississippi, where folks communicate with one another solely through chalkboards hanging from their front porches. Sixteen-year-old Hezekiah Sheehand lives down...
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With his brother Yellababy strapped to his back, Hez sets out for nearby Chalktown, determined to plumb its mysteries, or maybe just to get away from his home's oppressive atmosphere. And, on that same spring day, the family he's left behind, confront a tragedy that changes Hez's...