Author:
Ward, Jesmyn.
Edition Statement:1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:New York : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Description261 p. ; 22 cm.
Note:Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups.
Note: Awards2011 national Book Award winner.