Lu and the Swamp Ghost |
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| Author:
| Carville, James
McKissack, Patricia C. |
| Illustrator:
| Catrow, David |
| Translator:
| Catrow, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-689-86560-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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| Imprint: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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When I was a little boy, my favorite stories where the ones Mama told about the adventures she had growing up....Now that I have two little girls of my own, I want to share one of my mama's stories with them, and with you. And so,approche....-- James CarvilleMama always said, "You're never poor if you have a loving family and one good friend." Well, Lu has a family but no friend -- so maybe she is just alittlepoor. How all changes one day down on the Louisiana bayou -- when Lu comes...
More DescriptionWhen I was a little boy, my favorite stories where the ones Mama told about the adventures she had growing up....Now that I have two little girls of my own, I want to share one of my mama's stories with them, and with you. And so,approche....-- James CarvilleMama always said, "You're never poor if you have a loving family and one good friend." Well, Lu has a family but no friend -- so maybe she is just alittlepoor. How all changes one day down on the Louisiana bayou -- when Lu comes face-to-face with a for-real, live swamp ghost -- is at the heart of this flavorful, funny...andcompassionate story.Meet a girl with lots of pluck and plenty of courage in this Depression-era tale that's based on an episode in the childhood of James Carville's mother.