Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time Granny intends for them never to return. - (Baker & Taylor)
Awakened in the middle of the night by her fanatically paranoid grandmother, who declares they must leave and never return because the day of reckoning has arrived, a young girl bonds with people in a new community and wonders how long she will be allowed to remain. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of <I>The Tale of Despereaux<I>. - (Baker & Taylor)
Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, twelve-year-old Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and her eccentric grandmother) and find a way home. - (Baker & Taylor)
<b>As featured on The Today Show’s Read with Jenna Jr. Book Club<br><br>From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be.</b><br><br>When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town — including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder — she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.) <br><br>Called “one of DiCamillo’s most singular and arresting creations” by <i>The New York Times Book Review, </i>the heartbreakingly irresistible<i> </i>Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in<i> Raymie Nightingale </i>— and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story. - (Random House, Inc.)
<b><b>The instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller!</b><br><br>From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are ' and deciding who you want to be.</b><br><br>When Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn't overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana's life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town ' including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder ' she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny's heads. But that is a story for another time.) <br><br>Called 'one of DiCamillo's most singular and arresting creations' by <i>The New York Times Book Review, </i>the heartbreakingly irresistible<i> </i>Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in<i> Raymie Nightingale </i>' and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story. - (Random House, Inc.)