When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and…
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Louisiana's Way Home
Reader's Review Fans of Kate DiCamillo will enjoy this unique tale full of a range of emotions; grief and sorrow, yet hope and compassion. Although the language is geared towards upper ...
Reader’s Review
Fans of Kate DiCamillo will enjoy this unique tale full of a range of emotions; grief and sorrow, yet hope and compassion. Although the language is geared towards upper elementary, older readers may appreciate the tale of a girl abandoned by her grandmother more than younger ones. While there is a fair amount of sadness in the book, it ends on a cheerful note.
To look out for
- Islamic Values: Louisiana’s grandmother believes their family is cursed because her father a magician cut his wife in half during a magic trick and refused to put her back together (she does not die, another magician saves her). Her grandmother forces her to leave their home at night, Louisiana is very upset with her. In order to survive she is forced to drive (despite her age), steal (from a vending machine) and use her charm to get out of paying for services. Later she discovers she was abandoned as a baby by her parents.
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