Rhonda Lesperance
A list to remember when I get to the public library or order on Amazon...
Jacqueline Kelly
As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century.
Jesmyn Ward
A Gulf Coast town encrusted with generations of poverty and racism. A pregnant, motherless girl on the brink of womanhood feasting on dinners of crunchy Top Ramen noodles and warm sugar water. Meanwhile, Hurricane Katrina muscles its way along the coastline, slinkily pooling rolls of water across the landscape.
Alex Award
