Alligator Bayou
by Napoli, Donna Jo
YALSA Top TenHistorical FictionFamilyYALSA Best Books for YAJunior Library Guild SelectionPrejudice & DiscriminationLouisiana
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AR Book Level
3.1
AR Points
7
Word Count
55,264
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
128920 EN
About this book
14-yr-old Sicilian immigrant Calogero lives in Louisiana in 1899, when Jim Crow rules. Despite attempts to follow American customs, disaster follows his family, ending in multiple murders. The plot contains graphic violence and mature themes.