The Year of the Sawdust Man

by A. LaFaye

Book Overview

Eleven-year-old Nissa's life has never been perfect. Living with her free-spirited mama in the small town of Harper, Louisiana, circa 1933, has led to lots of gossipy small talk and mean rumors. But now Mama is gone, leaving Nissa with her gentle father, and all the townsfolk can talk about is who she might have run off with.

Nissa's memories of the Sundays her mama would come home smelling of sawdust lead her to suspect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571316795
• ISBN13: 9781571316790
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8