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Sharla Cody is only five but has already had a troubled life. Then she finds herself dumped with an elderly neighbour when her mother takes off for the summer. Although Sharla is not the angelic child Addy Shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge a deep bond. To... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Adelaide "Addy" Shadd: An old woman who lives on the mud lane. She takes care of Sharla. She recalls her years as a young woman.
- Sharla Cody: A six year-old girl who lives with Addy Shadd.
- Collette Dupuis: Sharla's mother.
- Leam Shadd: Addy's son.
- Lionel Chase: A neighbor boy of Addy's.
- Krystal: Nedda's aunt.
- Fawn: A neighbor girl of Addy's.
- Mary Alice: Addy's friend.
- Beatrice "Birdie" Brown: L'il Leam's first love and Addy's best friend.
- Wallace Shadd: Addy and Leam's father.
- Laisa Shadd: Addy's mother.
- Remy: A bootlegger.
- Hamond: Mary Alice's husband.
- Riley Rippey: Addy thought he loved her.
- Chester Monk: Addy's first love.
- Verilyn: Riley's sister.
- Mrs. Pigot: Sharla's first grade teacher.
- Gabriel: A suitor to Addy.
- Gradison "Mose" Moseby: Addy's husband.
- Beatrice "Chick" Moseby: Addy and Mose's daughter.
- Zach Heron: A friend of Addy's father.
- Poppa: Riley and Verilyn's father.
- Mrs. Lemoine: A friend of Addy's.
- Emilio: One of Collette's boyfriends.
- Mr. Toohey: Sharla's first grade teacher.
- Nedda: A neighbor girl of Addy's.
- Claude: One of Collette's boyfriends.
First Sentence edit
It stinks of piss in the room.
Table of Contents edit
Indian Corn
Rusholme
Rum
Mum
Chestnuts
La-Z-Boy
Fish
Split-Pea Soup
Kidney Pie
Tiger Tail
Apple Cake
Red Licorice
Apple Snow
Coconut Logs
Diamonds
Salt
Tea
Cream Cake
Seeds
Candy-Canes
Peas
Myrtle and Box
Crescent Moons
Corn
Rush Home Road
Home
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lori Lansens (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Knopf
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0-316-06902-7
Page Count: 387
Publisher: Knopf
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0-316-06902-7
Page Count: 387
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Lori Lansens Reviews: Information about the author, Lori Lansens, and the novels she has written.
- The New Face of Fiction: Reviews for Rush Home Road.
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