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The dry grass of August / Anna Jean Mayhew.

by Mayhew, Anna Jean.

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Kensington, 2011.

Families -- Fiction.

Segregation -- Fiction.

Racism -- Southern States -- Fiction.

Nineteen fifties -- Fiction.

Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.

9780758254092 (trade pbk.)

0758254091 (trade pbk.)

294 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes an author interview and a reading group guide.

"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... Infused with the intensity of a changing time, here is a story of hope, heartbreak, and the love and courage that can transform us--from child to adult, from wounded to indomitable."--From publisher.

Historical fiction.

Domestic fiction.

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