My Louisiana Sky - Hardcover

Holt, Kimberly Willis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805052518 ISBN 13: 9780805052510

Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 1998

Synopsis

Wanting nothing more than to leave her mentally disabled mother, slow father and mean classmates behind, Tiger Ann goes to Aunt Dorie Kay's for the summer, and while there, she learns of a family secret that makes her see her family in a way she never had.

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Review:

"This lyrical first novel brings fresh perspective to the guilt and anger and caring that surround the mentally disabled. All the characters . . . are drawn with warmth but no patronizing reverence."--"Booklist," Starred Review
"So honest is Holt's portrayal of Tiger, Momma, Daddy, Granny, and the rest that one wonders if she wrote their story while sitting in a rocker on a Saitter front porch, under the vast promises of a Louisiana Sky."--"The Horn Book," Starred Review
"An unusually auspicious debut."--"Publishers Weekly," Starred Review
An ALA Notable Book for Children
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Award Honor for Fiction
A "Booklist" Editors' Choice
One of "Booklist"'s Top Ten First Novels of the Year
A "VOYA" Outstanding Title of the Year
A "Parenting Magazine" Best Book of the Year
A Book Links "Book for Lasting Connections"

An ALA Notable Book for Children

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

A "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Award Honor for Fiction

A "Booklist" Editors' Choice

One of "Booklist"'s Top Ten First Novels of the Year

A "VOYA" Outstanding Title of the Year

A "Parenting Magazine" Best Book of the Year

A Book Links "Book for Lasting Connections"

This lyrical first novel brings fresh perspective to the guilt and anger and caring that surround the mentally disabled. All the characters . . . are drawn with warmth but no patronizing reverence. "Booklist, Starred Review"

So honest is Holt's portrayal of Tiger, Momma, Daddy, Granny, and the rest that one wonders if she wrote their story while sitting in a rocker on a Saitter front porch, under the vast promises of a Louisiana Sky. "The Horn Book, Starred Review"

An unusually auspicious debut. "Publishers Weekly, Starred Review""

About the Author:

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.

Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of the many award-winning novels for young adults and children, includingThe 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0805052518
• ISBN 13: 9780805052510
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200