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Latham, Irene

Leaving Gee's Bend

230 pp. | Putnam | January, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25179-5 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Ten-year-old Ludelphia Bennett lives in an obscure pocket of Alabama called Gee's Bend. After her mother becomes gravely ill, Ludelphia decides to leave home for the first time, encountering unexpected dangers in search of medicine. Based on firsthand accounts of a 1932 raid on Gee's Bend, Latham's gripping story benefits from her eye for detail and Ludelphia's compelling narration.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

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