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Mulberry

Paulette Boudreaux
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African American families
alcoholic fathers
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coming of age story
early 1960s
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family crisis
personal strength
post-traumatic stress disorder
segregated Mississippi
segregation
small-town
Southern literature

Product details

  • ISBN 9780932112873
  • Dimensions: 140 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Nov 2015
  • Publisher: Carolina Wren Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Faced with her mother’s absence and father’s neglect, eleven-year-old Maddy struggles to care for brothers in the Jim Crow South.

Mulberry is a gripping and beautifully written tale of family crisis and personal strength that focuses on Maddy, an eleven-year-old girl struggling to keep herself and her three younger brothers, afloat in small-town segregated Mississippi in the early 1960s. 

After Maddy’s newborn baby sister falls ill and her mother decides she must accompany the baby to the far-away state hospital, Maddy finds herself in charge of her brothers as it becomes apparent that their combat veteran father is not up to the task. Despite having to navigate the challenges of the grown-up world under her father’s increasing neglect, Maddy is able to find strength, wisdom, and, eventually, hope for a better future.
About Paulette Boudreaux
Paulette Boudreaux is a Mississippi native now living in Los Gatos, California. She teaches English at West Valley College and has published her work in national and international literary journals. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University and a master’s in fine arts degree from Mills College.

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