Ninth Ward

from SamMusher

Lovely, lyrical tale, as uplifting as a middle grade novel about Katrina can be. Many children in the target age group will probably be confused by the magical realism elements, though there is a friend and a dog and a wonderful grandma figure to carry them through. I might be more inclined to re...

from Staciele

The story of Lanesha and Mama Ya-Ya grabbed me right away. Of course, we all know what happens when Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, but the author still gives me new glimpses of what it must have been like for families that stayed behind to fight the storm. Her descriptions of the days after ...

from bplma

12 year old Lanesha lives in New Orlean's Ninth Ward. Her mother died in childbirth and she is being raised by Mama YaYA-- an 82 yr. old midwife and healer who keeps to the old ways. Lanesha is a powerful seer-- she sees ghosts everywhere-- her house, her school, her neighborhood--the other kids ...

from ewyatt

Lanesha's teenage mom died in childbirth, and she's been raised by Mama Ya-Ya, a midwife and predicter of the future. Lanesha has always been able to see and communicate with ghosts. Because she is different, she's never fit in with other kids at school. Things seem to be changing as she seems to...

from scote23

I have been wanting to read this book for a while, since I first saw its cover on the Allen County Public Library Mock Newbery blog. I'm surprised that it isn't on more Mock lists. It wasn't quite as good as I was expecting, although I can't put my finger on exactly what is missing. It probably i...