Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family

The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas

Keeper of the Night

Remembering Mrs. Rossi

The Popularity Papers

Keeping Safe the Stars

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

Without Tess

It's 1948 in Rippling Creek, Louisiana, and Tate P. Ellerbee's new teacher has just given her class an assignment--learning the art of letter-writing. Luckily, Tate has the perfect pen pal in mind: Hank Williams, a country music singer whose star has just begun to rise. Tate and her great-aunt and -uncle listen to him on the radio every Saturday night, and Tate just knows that she and Hank are kindred spirits.

Told entirely through Tate's hopeful letters, this beautifully drawn novel from National Book Award-winning author Kimberly Willis Holt gradually unfolds a story of family love, overcoming tragedy, and an insightful girl learning to find her voice.

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Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family

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The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas

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Keeper of the Night

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Remembering Mrs. Rossi

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The Popularity Papers

Amy Ignatow, 2010

Keeping Safe the Stars

Sheila O'connor, 2012

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

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Without Tess

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