04609cam a2200865 4500 528027344 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780758267924 0758267924 B004IWR3FG Amazon a9701be9-fa0d-4678-9270-828231429cfb OverDrive (Reserve ID) 256584 256584 256584 471428 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mayhew, Anna Jean. The Dry Grass of August [Libby]. Kensington Books, 2011. family. Friendship. literary fiction. Great Depression. Historical. family life. runaways. African American Literature. contemporary fiction. Appalachia. Fiction. brothers. novels. classic. Coming of age. Death. Civil Rights. african american history. Historical Fiction. mystery. Drama. murder . jazz. race. Race relations. Poverty. African American. orphan. Music. baseball. fiction books. school. realistic fiction. African American fiction. african american books. african american novels. realistic fiction books. books fiction. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3027kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. African American Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><b>In the segregated South, a young girl's life is changed forever: "A beautifully written literary novel [and] a real page-turner." —Lee Smith, <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>Blue Marlin</i></b><br /> <br /> On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family's black maid, Mary Luther. For as long as Jubie can remember, Mary has been there—cooking, cleaning, compensating for her father's rages and her mother's benign neglect, and loving Jubie unconditionally.<br /> <br /> Bright and curious, Jubie takes note of the anti-integration signs they pass, and the racial tension that builds as they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shocking turn their trip will take. Now, in the wake of tragedy, Jubie must confront her parents' failings and limitations, decide where her own convictions lie, and make the tumultuous leap to independence . . .<br /> <br /> Infused with the intensity of a changing time, here is a story of hope, heartbreak, and the love and courage that can transform us—from child to adult, from wounded to indomitable.<br /> <br /> "Taut, thoughtful and complex." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /> <br /> "A must-read for fans of <i>The Help</i>." —<i>Woman's World</i><br /> <br /> "An ending so shocking and real it had me in tears." —Eleanor Brown, <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>The Weird Sisters</i></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1142-1/A97/01B/E9/DryGrassofAugust9780758267924.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A9701BE9-FA0D-4678-9270-828231429CFB&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1142-1/A97/01B/E9/DryGrassofAugust9780758267924.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A9701BE9-FA0D-4678-9270-828231429CFB&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1142-1/A97/01B/E9/DryGrassofAugust9780758267924.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A9701BE9-FA0D-4678-9270-828231429CFB&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)