Synopses & Reviews
Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her "slow" father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer with her in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she leaves, the sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a decision that will ultimately change her life.
Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-age novel explores a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a novel filled with beautiful language and unforgettable characters, and the importance of family and home. My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction.
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 Holts 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 Booklists 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”
Synopsis
Set in the South of the 1950s, this tender coming-of-age novel explores a 12-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults and Notable Children's Book.
Synopsis
Your momma may have a simple mind, Tiger, but her love is simple too. It flows from her like a quick, easy river. Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana—far away from her mentally disabled mother, her “slow” father, and her classmates who tease her relentlessly. When her grandmother dies, Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to live with her in Baton Rouge. Tiger finally has a way out; she cant wait to go. But shes finding that leaving her parents and the only home shes ever known—changing her entire life—isnt going to be that easy.
Synopsis
What if you were finally given the one thing youd always wanted, and then found out you didnt really want it anymore?
Synopsis
My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book for Fiction.
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.