The ninth book is about payne and manny the surgeon. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. The latest solzhenitsyn novel to appear in america, the cancer ward, engages another theme which, like prison, the author has witnessed and endured. Lanesha is being raised by mama yaya, the midwife who delivered lanesha to a. The ninth ward, a historically poorer section of new orleans, was impacted especially hard when levees failed, causing catastrophic flooding. In 2005, hurricane katrina struck the gulf coast of the united states, and a district of new orleans called the ninth ward was completely flooded. Ward made in her black dagger brotherhoods insiders guide.
Before the storm lanesha is being raised by mama yaya, the midwife who delivered lanesha to a teenage mother. Each chapter in this lovely middle school novel is a day in the life of 12yearold laneesha and her mama yaya in the week before hurricane katrina. If you are looking for a novel that lays blame about the devastation of new orleans ninth ward, this is not it. In the novel ninth ward, rhodes explores the definition of a family, as well as themes of friendship and resilience as lanesha experiences the death of a loved one and discovers her inner strength in the face of tragedy. Hurricane katrina and its aftermath is a part of recent american history that children should be familiar with.
The political implications of the storm are not discussed, but they could be explored further by an interested reader. But what she does have is mama yaya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. If you are interested in a novel that captures the essence of new orleans and its people while simultaneously illustrating how tragedy makes us stronger, ninth ward is a must read. From the new york times bestselling author of ghost boys and towers falling, ninth ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and familyas only love can define itmore. Twelveyearold lanesha lives in a tightknit community in new orleans ninth ward.
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