A review by ksgoetz
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes

5.0

I was only 9 years old when Katrina hit, so I did not know much about it. Between descriotions of preparing for the worst, the rising floodwaters, and the ghosts that Lanesha sees, this book gave me chills and awakened me to the true tragedy of Katrina. In the wake of hurricanes experienced this year (2017), this book is particularly poignant. It is not often that a children's book makes me cry, but I was sobbing by the end of this.Themes of gratitide and pereverance run thick through this book.