My Louisiana Sky, Kimberly Willis Holt
My Louisiana Sky, Kimberly Willis Holt
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My Louisiana Sky

Author: Kimberly Willis Holt

Narrator: Judith Ivey

Unabridged: 3 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2010

Synopsis

Tiger Ann Parker is smart in school and good at baseball, but she's forever teased about her family by the girls in class. Tiger Ann knows her folks are different from others in their small town of Saitter, Louisiana. They are mentally slow, and Tiger Ann keeps her pain and embarrassment hidden as long as her strong and smart Granny runs the household. Then Granny dies suddenly and Aunt Dorie Kay arrives, offering Tiger Ann a way out. Now Tiger Ann must make the most important decision of her life.

About The Author

Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of Piper Reed, Navy Brat, also available on audio from Listening Library; several award-winning novels, including My Louisiana Sky; Keeper of the Night; and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, which received the National Book Award, as well as the picture books Waiting for Gregory and Skinny Brown Dog. The daughter of a navy chief, Ms. Holt lived all over the world as a child, and now resides in West Texas with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Annie

This is one of the stories that you walk away from as a better person. In fact, this is one of those stories you can't really walk away from. It's the story of a girl on the threshold of womanhood in Louisiana in the fifties. She lives with her grandmother, a strong, intelligent woman who lives in p......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

We've all encountered a time in our lives where we wished we lived a completely different lifestyle. Those of us who grew up in the city, often wished for a quiet calm farm life. Reversely, those of us who grew up in the country often wished for the hustle and bustle of never-sleeping city life. "My......more

Goodreads review by Leah

Very predictable and written to make me sad. There's not much else to say, it was short and not a lot happened. The writing style was quite lovely, though, so I'll give it that!......more

Quotes

"Making an unusually auspicious debut, Holt offers a unique coming-of-age tale . . . readers . . . will admire [Tiger's] courage, loyalty and love for her parents."--Publisher Weekly, Starred

"Holt . . . eases the action along with a low-key, unpretentious plot . . . uncannily credible characters."--The Horn Book Magazine, Starred

"Tiger has a distinctive voice, and her subtle observations include an increasing awareness of those marginalized by difference of class, race, and intelligence."--The Bulletin, Recommended

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