We meet the kids who bully and taunt her because of Mama Ya-Ya’s “sight.” We meet the boy who lives down the street from her. We meet Lanesha’s math teacher, who sees promise in her and encourages her to be an engineer, a bridge builder. Although they have very little, every tiny aspect of life is made special. She and Mama Ya-Ya have an incredible relationship, filled with love. So we see Lanesha at home, in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, a particularly poor neighborhood. Lanesha’s mother died during childbirth, and her “uptown” family has completely ignored the child because her 17-year old mother had taken up with someone they didn't approve of. It’s about a 12-year old girl, Lanesha, who has been raised by Mama Ya-Ya, the midwife who birthed her. The library actually had it, which was a pleasant surprise. I ran to the library to find this book, because the ACPL Mock Newbery had voted it their winner for 2011.
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