Ninth ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional story of transformation community a group of people living in a particular local area. In this vivid work of realistic fiction the ability to sense things beyond the physical world is simply part of the fabric of mama yayas and laneshas lives. Ninth ward is a celebration of resilience, love, family, and friendship, and a deeply emotional. I think that this book would be good for people who think that ghosts are interesting and hold their past dear to them, but if you have a strong belief in something that has no relation to ghosts what so ever, then this is not a book to you. In the book ninth ward, who was the boy that was killed in a driveby shooting while buying soda. Lanesha, is a twelve year old girl who does not come from a home with a lot of money, like her uptown family or friends.
Aug 16, 2010 ninth ward ebook written by jewell parker rhodes. She has also written many awardwinning books for adults. The ninth ward or 9th ward is a distinctive region of new orleans, louisiana, which is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. Here is a complete comprehension guide for the book ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes. But laneesha doesnt need anything more, she has her books, hopes to become an engineer one day, and of course, mama yaya, her adoptive grandmother. On the western or upriver side, the ninth ward is bounded by going from the river north to lake pontchartrain franklin. Lovely, lyrical tale, as uplifting as a middle grade novel about katrina can be. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes hachette book group. She doesnt have a fancy house like her uptown family or. It is geographically the largest of the 17 wards of new orleans. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes i just completed jewell parker rhodes latest book her first written for young people.
Its focuslanesha, a twelve year old born with a caul covering her head and face, who is connected to the spiritual world and her mama ya ya. This point is also made in the documentary film the big uneasy by harry shearer of. Parents want their children to grow up to be strong. Most prominent is the lower 9th ward, the neighborhood where danny schneider jr. Acclaimed novelist jewell parker rhodes is an american book award winner. Born with a caul, 12yearold lanesha can see and sometimes communicate with spirits, and her guardian, former midwife mama yaya, has dreams and visions that foretell the future. In the book, ninth ward, by jewell parker rhoades, lanesha is an orphan raised by mama yaya, an 82yearold midwife.
Our private dinning room can accommodate groups of up to 40. Jewell parker rhodes plot main characters the plot is when the hurricane arrives and lanesha has to protect mama yaya, and spot. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes, paperback barnes. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In the book, the ninth ward, what encyclopedia did lanesha take to the attic. Save as jpeg interchangeable format every slide step 3. Ninth ward accepts bookings for groups of six or more smaller groups are welcome on a walkin basis. How to really rebuild new orleans the economic recession has been bad news for development all over the world, and its really not helping things down in new orleans. Many children in the target age group will probably be confused by the magical. Exposisionfor the rising action it talks about lanesha and kids at school that are different.
Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes overdrive rakuten. The dorothy canfield fisher childrens book award, master list. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. In the book, the ninth ward, how did lanesha feel when she saw her moms ghost out of bed for the first time ever, watching her move to the attic. T welve year old laneesha had lived her whole life in new orleans ninth ward district, one of the poorest places in the city.
Aug 16, 2010 born with a caul, 12yearold lanesha can see and sometimes communicate with spirits, and her guardian, former midwife mama yaya, has dreams and visions that foretell the future. Abandoned and neglected in the ninth ward pit bulls. A ccbc recommended multicultural book for children and teens jewell parker rhodes has written a powerful novel about family and survival in the. Lanesha also makes three new friendstwo if you dont count spot the dog gina, tashon, and. Although lanesha is differentable to see ghosts like that of her dead mothershe never feels unloved, an empowerment that helps. Mama yaya is very wise and is able to predict a powerful hurricane is coming towards them.
Ninth ward 2010 read online free book by jewell parker. But what she does have is mama yaya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the futur. As the name implies, it is part of the 9th ward of new orleans. May 12, 2016 w hen hurricane katrina struck new orleans, louisiana, in 2005, ward mack mcclendon, a selfemployed tow truck driver who restored classic cars in his free time, was living in the lower 9th ward, a part of the city that had been historically neglected by the local government and stigmatized by other new orleanians along lines of race and class. Lanesha knows she is sick but cannot get her to a doctor before the storm hits. With johnny depp, frank langella, lena olin, emmanuelle seigner. From the new york times bestselling author of ghost boys and towers falling, ninth ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and familyas only love can define it. If you are looking for a novel that lays blame about the devastation of new orleans ninth ward, this is not it. Lanesha lives in the ninth ward with mama yaya, the woman whos raised her since birth, while the ghost of laneshas mother is the silent third resident of their home. A trailer i helped my mother put together for a class she had after reading the book.
Lanesha is scared when the storm turns out worse that mama yaya has predicted. Jewell parker rhodes is an awardwinning author of adult literature. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes. The real ninth ward childrens fiction by jewell parker rhodes. But even in tough times, there is one place where business always. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. I used as a reading in my literature class, but we made many connections to social studiescurrent eventsgeography so is a great unit for many courses. The political implications of the storm are not discussed, but they could be explored further by an interested reader. The lower ninth ward is often thought of as the entire area within new orleans downriver of the industrial canal.
What makes lanesha special is intelligence, strength and mama yaya, her loving grandmother. Honor book juvenile works fiction dust jackets bindings authors autographs provenance juvenile fiction. With juliette bennett, james harvey ward, charles black, christine hameed. A musically gifted teenage girl from new orleans 9th ward is torn between family loyalty and doing what she knows is right after discovering her older cousin has become a violent criminal. Mama yaya knows it will get bad, but she has no means to get lanesha out of the city. Ginia page 54 in the book ninth ward, who is the popular girl who is always nice to lanesha and doesnt make fun of her. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ninth ward. If you are interested in a novel that captures the essence of new orleans and its people while simultaneously illustrating how tragedy makes us stronger, ninth ward is a must read. Ninth ward is a 2010 middlegrade novel written by jewell parker rhodes. Their exquisitely happy, though poor, life in the new orleans ninth ward is disrupted by news of a powerful storm approaching. The economic recession has been bad news for development all over the world, and its really not helping things down in new orleans. Bizarre happenings and disappearances lead her down a path of political deceit and voodoo. Mama yaya knows it will get bad, but she has no means to get lanesha out of the.
A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. Ninth ward kindle edition by rhodes, jewell parker. Aug 16, 2010 jewell parker rhodes is the new york times bestselling and awardwinning author of ninth ward, a coretta scott king honor book, sugar, winner of the jane adams peace association book award, bayou magic, towers falling, and ghost boys. Aug 31, 2016 new orleans upper 9th ward resembles a zombie apocalypse uninhabitable flooddamaged homes, overgrown streets and the stench of mold are more suggestive of a horror movie than a suburban community. She notices there is too much water still on the ground. Although netflixs latest docuseries the pharmacist focuses on the titular figures journey to find justice for his dead son, an equally interesting character in the saga is the city of new orleans itself and its many divided communities. Orphaned 12yearold lanesha lives with mama yaya, the midwife who birthed her, in new orleans ninth ward. Orleans, and especially the ninth wardthe largest of the seventeen wards, the film explores. Ninth ward, a fictional tale told through the eyes of a child, will introduce readers to the storm and how it affected the neighborhood and the city of new orleans. We dont charge any fees for private hire but do require a minimum spend to be met.
Topics on the quiz include laneshas supernatural ability and tashon being different from other kids. She doesnt have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. Rhodes ninth ward is a stunning tale set against the horrors of hurricane katrina. The ninth ward, before katrina arrives, feels almost like a party to lanesha.
She doesnt have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like. Buy a cheap copy of ninth ward book by jewell parker rhodes. The federal governments broke, states are cutting costs, and local government is practically bankrupt. Their story is about love and survival in a tough part of town.
Mama yaya sits back in her lanesha watched from the porch as the paper bag spun wildly across the street like tumbleweed. What is new orleans lower 9th ward in netflixs the. Ninth ward by jewell parker rhodes book report by ms. In the book ninth ward, where does mama yaya tell lanesha she needs to move after the storm has passed. That is the situation that the protagonist of jewell parker rhodes novel ninth ward, lanesha, faces during hurricane katrina in new orleans, louisiana. An engineer with the us army corps is sent to new orleans after the hurricane the assess the damage. Her books have won awards such as the american book award and the black caucus of the.
Lanesha lives in new orleans ninth ward, one of the poorest sections of the city, with her mama yaya, who is the woman who delivered her, because laneshas mother has passed on and her extended family doesnt want her. Twelveyearold lanesha is a young girl living in the ninth ward. Historical fiction for grades 612 about the devastation when the levees broke in new orleans and how people drew on their wits, community, and history to survive. This worksheetquiz will assess your grasp of the book ninth ward.
The 9th ward neighborhood was thrust into the nations spotlight during hurricane katrina. Samanthain the beginning it talks about lanesha, her mama yaya, how she lanesha can see ghosts, and how her mama yaya can see unexplanible things. It is very important for the main character of a story to be appealing in some way, and be able to hold the readers interest. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the ninth ward, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The real ninth ward childrens fiction by jewell parker.
What is one book or movie that you have read or seen which features an unforgettable protagonist. On the south, the ninth ward is bounded by the mississippi river. Gripping story of a girls bravery during hurricane katrina. Jane addams childrens book honor award for older readers summary. Jewell parker rhodes is the new york times bestselling and awardwinning author of ninth ward, a coretta scott king honor book, sugar, winner of the jane adams peace association book award, bayou magic, towers falling, and ghost boys. Hurricane katrina and its aftermath is a part of recent american history that children should be familiar with. I helped my mother put together for a class she had after reading the book. In the book ninth ward, what does lanesha get out of the shed to take to the attic. New orleans upper 9th ward resembles a zombie apocalypse.
Living in the ninth ward of new orleans, lanesha is viewed as an unusual child she was born with a caul and is able to see ghosts and is ostracized at school. Click download or read online button to get ninth ward book now. Within the first few paragraphs of ninth ward readers know that the relationship. The expression lower ninth ward is generally used to describe an area of new orleans that was flooded and devastated by hurricane katrina in september 2005. The ninth ward or 9th ward is a distinctive region of new orleans, louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. Twelveyearold lanesha lives in a tightknit community in new orleans ninth ward. In the book, the ninth ward, why did lanesha go to the shed as she was. But what she does have is mama yaya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. From new york times bestselling and awardwinning author jewell parker rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of hurricane katrina twelveyearold lanesha lives in a tightknit community in new orleans ninth ward. But what she does have is mama yaya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in. New orleans is still struggling, especially its hardhit lower ninth ward.