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The true history of Lyndie B. Hawkins
Title:
The true history of Lyndie B. Hawkins
ISBN:
9780525428459
Physical Description:
297 pages ; 22 cm.
Reading Level:
700 L Lexile
Summary:
Lyndie knows lots about history: she can tell you who President Lincoln?s best friend was, the gruesome diseases of Civil War soldiers, and where her Hawkins ancestors built log houses near her home town of Love?s Forge, Tennessee. But when it comes to her Ma and Daddy, her knowledge is full of holes. Nobody talks about what happened to her veteran Daddy during the Vietnam war and why he ?came home different,? or why her Ma stays locked in her room for days, or how come they had to sell the house Lyndie grew up in and move in with her strict grandparents. And Lyndie?s grandma, Lady, is determined to mold Lyndie into a ?nice? southern girl who knows how to keep quiet about family secrets. Lyndie struggles with universal questions: How can you help your daddy fight a battle with himself? What?s the difference between charity and love? When can you tell your grandmother exactly where she can stick all her well-I-nevers and don?t-you-dares?
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