My Louisiana Sky -Kimberly Willis Holt Book
My Louisiana Sky
Author: Kimberly Willis HoltPublisher: Square FishCategory: Children's Fiction, Children's General Story Books, Family, Family IssuesBook Format: PaperbackProduct Description
Your momma may have a simple mind, Tiger, but her love is simple too. It flows from her like a quick, easy river. àTiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, LouisianaâÂÂfar away from her mentally disabled mother, her âÂÂslowâ father, and her classmates who tease her relentlessly. When her grandmother dies, Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to live with her in Baton Rouge. Tiger finally has a way out; she canâÂÂt wait to go. But sheâÂÂs finding that leaving her parents and the only home sheâÂÂs ever knownâÂÂchanging her entire lifeâÂÂisnâÂÂt going to be that easy.
Sixteen years ago, My Louisiana Sky met its first group of readers. Those first readers were fourth-graders who gave me twenty minutes of their weekly book-searching time. The story was in manuscript form and hadn't been sent out to potential publishers or agents. As a novice writer, the sessions with those young students were exciting and important to my craft. Their questions steered me back to the page, eager to clear up any confusion. She thought my story was a memoir.
Some told me they wished a part in the plot had turned out differently. Some liked it just the way it was. Many shared how the book had affected their lives. Last month a college student at a book festival told me My Louisiana Sky was one of her favourite books. She said she related to the main character. It was an emotional confession because she, too, had grown up as her mother's caretaker. She's among the readers who convinced me that no matter how old a story is, it has the power to connect with our current life.
More than a dozen years have passed since My Louisiana Sky was originally published. A lot of my readers weren't even born in 1998. The story may be old to me, but they are finding it for the first time.
This month My Louisiana Sky is getting a fresh look. The transformation stops at the cover. The words and story remain the same. The trail may have been carved by countless steps made from former travellers. But discoveries await us. We view the sights believing no one else has ever caught a glimpse of them, as if we are the original travellers. And, for a while, we are. For a while, everything is new.
About Kimberly Willis Holt
Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the many award-winning novels for young adults and children, including The Water Seeker, Keeper of the Night, and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, winner of a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She is also the author of the bestselling Piper Reed series of chapter books, and picture books including Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. Holt was born in Pensacola, Florida, and lived all over the U.S. and the world--from Paris to Norfolk to Guam to New Orleans. She long dreamed of being a writer, but first worked as a radio news director, marketed a water park, and was an interior decorator, among other jobs. She lives in West Texas with her family.(BK-9780312660956)
| SKU | BK-9780312660956 |
| Barcode # | 9780312660956 |
| Brand | Square Fish |
| Artist / Author | Kimberly Willis Holt |
| Shipping Weight | 0.2700kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.130m |
| Shipping Height | 0.020m |
| Shipping Length | 0.190m |
| Assembled Length | 13.200m |
| Assembled Height | 19.100m |
| Assembled Width | 1.500m |
| Type | Paperback |
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