Bibliograph

The dry grass of August, Anna Jean Mayhew

Type

Label

The dry grass of August, Anna Jean Mayhew

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The dry grass of August

Medium

text large print

Oclc number

712931209

Responsibility statement

Anna Jean Mayhew

Summary

On a scorching day in August 1954, thirteen-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family's black maid, Mary Luther. For as long as Jubie can remember, Mary has been there--cooking, cleaning, compensating for her father's rages and her mother's benign neglect, and loving Jubie unconditionally. Bright and curious, Jubie takes note of the anti-integration signs they pass and of the racial tension that builds as they journey further south. But she could never have predicted the shocking turn their trip will take. Now, in the wake of tragedy, Jubie must confront her parents' failings and limitations, decide where her own convictions lie, and make the tumultuous leap to independence

Target audience

adult

Classification