Meely Labauve (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series) - Hardcover

Wells, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786230231 ISBN 13: 9780786230235

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2001

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Meely LaBauve comes of age in the Catahoula Bayou, where he struggles to have a relationship with his father, a drunk and an alligator hunter, and survive in a tough neighborhood.

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Review

"Do yourself a favor and become acquainted with Emile LaBauve... a cross between Huck Finn & Oliver Twist, with south Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude... There's a major talent at work here."
--"The Denver Post"
"[A] short and expert first novel... not only funny but infused with Wells's deep love of Cajun patois."
--"The New York Times" Book Review
"[An] endearing debut"
--"The Washington Post "Book World
"Wells makes a lively fiction debut with this affectionate slice of Louisiana bayou life... Meely's Cajun-spiced charisma never flags."
--"Entertainment Weekly"
"[Meely is] a cross between Huck Finn and Oliver Twist, which a South Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude....There's a major talent at work here."
--"Booklist
""Often laugh-out-loud funny [but] Wells has carved a sincere and courageous portrait of a boy becoming a man."
--"Bookpage"

About the Author

Ken Wells is a senior writer and features editor for page one of The Wall Street Journal. In 1982, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for The Miami Herald. He lives with his family outside Manhattan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786230231
• ISBN 13: 9780786230235
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 309