Ninth Ward
by Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Jane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BSLJ Best BookALA Notable/Best BooksCoretta Scott King Award/HonorsHurricanesComing of AgeESPGrandparents
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AR Book Level
3.3
AR Points
4
Word Count
32,545
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
139032 EN
About this book
In New Orleans's Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.