Tiger Ann Parker wants nothing more than to get out of the rural town of
Saitter, Louisiana--far away from her mentally disabled mother, her
"slow" father who can't read an electric bill, and her classmates who
taunt her. So when Aunt Dorie Kay asks Tiger to sp the summer with her
in Baton Rouge, Tiger can't wait to go. But before she leaves, the
sudden revelation of a dark family secret prompts Tiger to make a
decision that will ultimately change her life.
Set in the South in the late 1950s, this coming-of-age novel explores a
twelve-year-old girl's struggle to accept her grandmother's death, her
mentally deficient parents, and the changing world around her. It is a
novel filled with beautiful language and unforgettable characters, and
the importance of family and home.
My Louisiana Sky is a 1998 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Honor Book
for Fiction.