Summary
Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and the occasional presence of their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, on a farm on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Leonie is simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when s... Full description
Summary: |
Jojo and his toddler sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, Mam and Pop, and the occasional presence of their drug-addicted mother, Leonie, on a farm on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Leonie is simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high; Mam is dying of cancer; and quiet, steady Pop tries to run the household and teach Jojo how to be a man. When the white father of Leonie's children is released from prison, she packs her kids and a friend into her car and sets out across the state for Parchman farm, the Mississippi State Penitentiary, on a journey rife with danger and promise. |
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Item Description: |
Title from web page. Compact discs. |
Physical Description: |
7 audio discs (8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time: |
08:00:00 |
Awards: |
National Book Award, Fiction, 2017. |
ISBN: |
9781508265153 1508265151 9781508237549 1508237549 |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |