Child of the mountains

In the early 1950s, Lydia Hawkins has grown up poor in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia with her widowed mother, brother BJ, who has cystic fibrosis, and her Gran, but when Gran and BJ die and her mother is jailed unjustly, Lydia must try to remain strong and clear her mother's name, even...

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Main Author: Shank, Marilyn Sue
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:In the early 1950s, Lydia Hawkins has grown up poor in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia with her widowed mother, brother BJ, who has cystic fibrosis, and her Gran, but when Gran and BJ die and her mother is jailed unjustly, Lydia must try to remain strong and clear her mother's name, even after she learns a shocking secret from the uncle with whom she is sent to live.
Physical Description:259 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780385740791 (hbk.)
0385740794 (hbk.)
9780375989292 (ebk.)
0375989293 (ebk.)
9780375989698 (lib. bdg.)
0375989692 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:MARILYN SUE SHANK has a PhD in special education from the University of Kansas. Child of the Mountains is her debut novel.