Ninth Ward blurb

Laurel K. (United States of America)
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  1. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
    But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future.
  2. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    So when Mama Ya-Ya’s visions show a powerful hurricane–Katrina–fast approaching, it’s up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm

    Ninth Ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional story of transformation
  3. knit
    make by needlework with interlacing yarn
    Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleanes’ Ninth Ward.
  4. survive
    continue in existence after
    So when Mama Ya-Ya’s visions show a powerful hurricane–Katrina–fast approaching, it’s up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm

    Ninth Ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional story of transformation
  5. vision
    the ability to see
    So when Mama Ya-Ya’s visions show a powerful hurricane–Katrina–fast approaching, it’s up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm

    Ninth Ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional story of transformation
  6. approach
    move towards
    So when Mama Ya-Ya’s visions show a powerful hurricane–Katrina–fast approaching, it’s up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm

    Ninth Ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional story of transformation
  7. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleanes’ Ninth Ward.
  8. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    She doesn’t have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like other kids on her street.
  9. future
    the time yet to come
    But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future.
  10. story
    a record or narrative description of past events
    So when Mama Ya-Ya’s visions show a powerful hurricane–Katrina–fast approaching, it’s up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm

    Ninth Ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional story of transformation
Created on Mon Nov 19 16:11:19 EST 2012

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