Have you read Irene Latham's first book Leaving Gee's Bend? This book is for adolescents but our book club enjoyed reading and discussing it. It's about a little girl and her family who live in Gee's Bend and have many hardships. The little girl has to leave Gee's Bend for the first time to get help for her mother who is ill. She encounters an evil woman who is determined to destroy the residents of Gee's Bend. Although the book is fiction, it has some elements of real events. It's a great book to read aloud to your 3rd graders and up.
Irene Latham is busy writing her next book about a son whose parents work at the zoo. The Birmingham Zoo was her model and inspiration.
The author does school visits if you are interested. You can contact her at:
www.irenelatham.com
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