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The sixties may have come to other parts of North Carolina, but with Mama pregnant again, Daddy struggling to find work, and nine siblings underfoot, nobody in the holler has much time for modern-day notions. Especially not twelve-year-old Livy Two, aspiring songwriter and self-appointed... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mama: Add a description of this character.
- Grandma Horace
- Louise
- Emmett Weems
- Cyrus
- Caroline
- Mr. Mathew
- Becksie
- Dr. Johnson
- Jessie
- Livy Two
- Tom
- Jolene
- Uncle Buddy
- Olivia Hyatt Weems
- Van Winkle
- Mr. Walker
- Chevy
- Patsy Cline
- Emily Dickinson
- Ruth
- Mother Horace
First Sentence edit
From the high branch of our old red maple where I sit under a starry sky, I spy Mama in the bedroom tending to the babies.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Gentle's Holler. (standard series)
Followed by Louisiana's Song.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kerry Madden (Author)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Siblings › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction › 1900s
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Special Needs › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Homelessness & Poverty
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction
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