Ninth Ward

Parker Rhodes, J. (2010). Ninth Ward. New York: Little, Brown And Company. 

This wonderful story tells of a young girl’s experience during hurricane Katrina.  Only, she is not just any young girl - she has “the sight” which enables her to see ghosts, including her own mother who lays on the bed upstairs.  The story tells of a young girl’s loss, triumph, and growth in the midst of a horrible natural disaster and provides the perspective that may be misunderstood by others of those who could not evacuate.  Ninth Ward is written in the dialect of those from the ninth ward in New Orleans and demonstrates how far a mother and guardian will go for the child they love.  (Grade 4 and up).