Ninth Ward

By Jewell Parker Rhodes

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316043079
• ISBN13: 9780316043076
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7