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"Young Dixie Dupree is an indomitable spirit in this coming-of-age novel that is a heartbreaking and honest witness to the resilience of human nature and the fighting spirit and courage residing in all of us." —The Huffington Post, Kim Michele Richardson, author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
"An important novel, beautifully written, this is a story to cherish." —Susan Wiggs, # 1 New York Times bestselling author
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In 1969, Dixie Dupree is eleven years old and already an expert liar. Sometimes the lies are for her mama, Evie's sake—to explain away a bruise brought on by her quick-as-lightning temper. And sometimes the lies are to spite Evie, who longs to leave her unhappy marriage in Perry County, Alabama, and return to her beloved New Hampshire. But for Dixie and her brother, Alabama is home, a place of pine-scented breezes and hot, languid afternoons.
Though Dixie is learning that the family she once believed was happy has deep fractures, even her vivid imagination couldn't concoct the events about to unfold. Dixie records everything in her diary—her parents' fights, her father's drinking and his unexplained departure, and the arrival of Uncle Ray. Only when Dixie desperately needs help and is met with disbelief does she realize how much damage her past lies have done. But she has courage and a spirit that may yet prevail, forcing secrets into the open and allowing her to forgive and become whole again.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781496705525
- File size: 680 KB
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- ISBN: 9781496705525
- File size: 4797 KB
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- English
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October 1, 2016
Eleven-year-old Dixie Dupree is the narrator of this harrowing coming-of-age novel set in Alabama in 1969. Daddy, despite being a drinker, is Dixie's bulwark against emotionally volatile Mama. When Daddy dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Mama's older brother, Ray, comes down from New Hampshire to help out. Dixie and brother AJ are intrigued by Uncle Ray's big, fancy car and aura of glamor, but there's something about him that makes Dixie nervous, and it isn't long before Uncle Ray reveals himself to be a sexual predator. Because Dixie has a habit of making things up, AJ refuses to believe her when she tells him what's going on. And Uncle Ray threatens that if she doesn't keep his actions (which are graphically described) a secret, he'll withdraw his financial support. Things come to a head during a visit to Ray and Mama's parents in New Hampshire. Everhart doesn't entirely succeed in maintaining a consistent preteen voice, and she piles on too many family secrets. But readers will be drawn to Dixie, who is full of spunk and grit.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)
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