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Leaving Gee's Bend Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Irene Latham

Ludelphia Bennett may be blind in one eye, but shecan still put in a good stitch. Ludelphia sews all thetime, especially when things go wrong.

But when Mama goes into labor early and getsdeathly ill, it seems like even quilting won't help.That's when Ludelphia decides to do somethingdrastic - leave Gee's Bend for the very first time.Mama needs medicine that can only be found milesaway in Camden. But that doesn't stop Ludelphia.She just puts one foot in front of the other.

What ensues is a wonderful, riveting and sometimesdangerous adventure. Ludelphia weatherseach challenge in a way that would make hermother proud, and ends up saving the day forher entire town.

Set in 1932 and inspired by the rich quilting history ofGee's Bend, Alabama, Leaving Gee's Bend is adelightful, satisfying story of a young girl facing abrave new world.


Summary

Ludelphia Bennett may be blind in one eye, but she can still put in a good stitch. Ludelphia sews all the time, especially when things go wrong.

But when Mama goes into labor early and gets deathly ill, it seems like even quilting won?t help. That?s when Ludelphia decides to do something drastic?leave Gee?s Bend for the very first time. Mama needs medicine that can only be found miles away in Camden. But that doesn?t stop Ludelphia. She just puts one foot in front of the other.

What ensues is a wonderful, riveting and sometimes dangerous adventure. Ludelphia weathers each challenge in a way that would make her mother proud, and ends up saving the day for her entire town.

Set in 1932 and inspired by the rich quilting history of Gee?s Bend, Alabama, Leaving Gee?s Bend is a delightful, satisfying story of a young girl facing a brave new world.

From the publisher

Irene Latham lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and three children. This is her first novel.

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  • Title Leaving Gee's Bend
  • Author Irene Latham
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 230
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Putnam Publishing Group, New York, NY
  • Date 2010-01-07
  • ISBN 9780399251795 / 0399251790
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.8 x 1 in (21.34 x 14.73 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 700
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Alabama - History - 1819-1950
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009008732
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"Ludelphia Bennett reaffirms the human spirit anddefines survival in this beautifully stitched quilt of anovel." - Richard Peck, author of A Season of GiftsEND

About the author

Irene Latham lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and three children. This is her first novel.
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