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Nissa's Place
by A. LaFaye
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Apr 06 2010
| Archive Date
Sep 01 2012
Description
Since her father remarried, Nissa feels like a stranger in her own home. When her new stepmother moves in and rearranges everything, it’s almost as if her free-spirited mother never even lived there. Hoping to restore the life she knew, Nissa accepts an invitation from her mother and moves to Chicago.
But life in the big city is overwhelming, and Nissa misses her home and her father. She’s thrilled to help her mother sew costumes and plant a rooftop flower garden, but how can she fit in when people talk so fast and don’t even care to wish her a good day? After a revelation in the Chicago library, the willful Nissa discovers a way to stake her independence and find her place in her family and life in Louisiana.
Told with the lyricism that marked The Year of the Sawdust Man, Nissa’s Place is a beautiful continuation of Nissa’s story. Once you meet Nissa Bergen, you’ll never forget her.
Since her father remarried, Nissa feels like a stranger in her own home. When her new stepmother moves in and rearranges everything, it’s almost as if her free-spirited mother never even lived there...
Description
Since her father remarried, Nissa feels like a stranger in her own home. When her new stepmother moves in and rearranges everything, it’s almost as if her free-spirited mother never even lived there. Hoping to restore the life she knew, Nissa accepts an invitation from her mother and moves to Chicago.
But life in the big city is overwhelming, and Nissa misses her home and her father. She’s thrilled to help her mother sew costumes and plant a rooftop flower garden, but how can she fit in when people talk so fast and don’t even care to wish her a good day? After a revelation in the Chicago library, the willful Nissa discovers a way to stake her independence and find her place in her family and life in Louisiana.
Told with the lyricism that marked The Year of the Sawdust Man, Nissa’s Place is a beautiful continuation of Nissa’s story. Once you meet Nissa Bergen, you’ll never forget her.
Advance Praise
“LaFaye surpasses the lyricism and emotional depth of her sparkling
debut, The Year of the Sawdust Man, in this sequel. Readers
will be moved as Nissa comes to view Heirah Rae’s flight as an act of
courage and a spur for Nissa to make her own dream of a library in
Harper come true.”
—Publishers Weekly
“LaFaye works lyrically with folk expressions and wisdom, conveying them
in a delightful way. She also succeeds in picturing the racial
attitudes of the era and allows the rural characters to be true to
themselves in the city environment.”
—School Library Journal
“In the honeyed and colorful language of the deep South, Nissa sorts
through her feelings for her mama, her steady dad, the pregnant Lara,
and her racially divided town. Inspired to turn Lara’s old home into a
local library, Nissa wrestles with segregation, and hope. A fine,
upstanding sequel to The Year of the Sawdust Man.”
—Booklist
“LaFaye surpasses the lyricism and emotional depth of her sparkling debut, The Year of the Sawdust Man, in this sequel. Readers will be moved as Nissa comes to view Heirah Rae’s flight as an act of...
Advance Praise
“LaFaye surpasses the lyricism and emotional depth of her sparkling
debut, The Year of the Sawdust Man, in this sequel. Readers
will be moved as Nissa comes to view Heirah Rae’s flight as an act of
courage and a spur for Nissa to make her own dream of a library in
Harper come true.”
—Publishers Weekly
“LaFaye works lyrically with folk expressions and wisdom, conveying them
in a delightful way. She also succeeds in picturing the racial
attitudes of the era and allows the rural characters to be true to
themselves in the city environment.”
—School Library Journal
“In the honeyed and colorful language of the deep South, Nissa sorts
through her feelings for her mama, her steady dad, the pregnant Lara,
and her racially divided town. Inspired to turn Lara’s old home into a
local library, Nissa wrestles with segregation, and hope. A fine,
upstanding sequel to The Year of the Sawdust Man.”
—Booklist
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781571316974 |
| PRICE |
$8.00 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
256
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781571316974 |
| PRICE |
$8.00 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
256
|
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