Having been forced to act as mother and housekeeper during Mama's illness, twelve-year-old Amanda has a holiday in Memphis, far removed from the Depression drudgery of her Kentucky mountain family, and finds her world expanding even as she grows to understand and appreciate her background.
How it feels
MoodBittersweet
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
PlaceCountryside
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