Summary: A year after her mother has deserted the family, eleven-year-old Shelby goes to stay with her, deep in the Louisiana bayou, where they both confront old hurts and regrets.
Scholastic
Filed under: 2011-2012 Club, Not Mock Newbery Tagged: | 2011, ghosts, guilt, Louisiana
I would not recomend it for people who are freaked out by the idea of ghosts. I liked this book because it had a solid plot and characters that seemed alive. (Not including the ghost or the zombie. Just kidding.) I liked the book but it’s not a Newbery book.