Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316043087
• ISBN13: 9780316043083
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7