Ninth Ward - Louisiana Girls, Bk 1 Author:Jewell Parker Rhodes As the waters rise, will hope survive? — Twelve-Year-Old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans's Ninth Ward. She doesn't have a fancy house, like her uptown family, or lots of friends, like the other kids on her street. But she does have Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to ... more »predict the future. So when Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane -- Katrina -- fast approaching, it's up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm.
Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and celebration of resilience, friendship, and family -- as only love can define it.« less