Awards and HonorsAmazon.com Best Books of the Year 2013: Teen & Young Adult; Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2013; YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults, Top Ten; 2013 Cybils Awards, Young Adult Fiction, Finalist; BuzzFeed 2013 Best Books, Young Adult
New Orleans, 1950: The daughter of a prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy can offer. But a murder investigation threatens to snuff out her dreams.
Topics New Orleans, Louisiana. Mothers and daughters. Murder. Prostitution. Bookstores.
SRC Level 4.300000
SRC Points 19.000000
Lexile HL590L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Classroom
Publication date 2013-02-11
JLG Release Date Apr 2013
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
History - High (Grades 9 & Up)
History High
History - High (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
The past opens with a turn of the page in these fully-documented histories and compelling works of historical fiction. Experience the past frequently with the 12 books in this category.
12 books per Year
$259.20 per Year
Interests
Diversity, Fiction, Mature Readers, Nonfiction, Biographies, Realistic Fiction, History