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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2018 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–8—When her mother passes away from cancer, middle-schooler Wavie B. Conley comes under the care of Samantha Rose, the cruel aunt she's never met. Samantha Rose and Wavie's extended family are crude, verbally abusive slobs, and their run-down Kentucky neighborhood of Conley Holler is the opposite of the quiet life Wavie enjoyed with her mother. Wavie learns that Samantha Rose has taken her in for the sole purpose of frivolously spending Wavie's mother's social security checks. Wavie immediately knows: she can't stay in Conley Holler—known to the locals as Co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
When Wavie's mom dies, an aunt she never knew takes Wavie back to Conley Hollow, the Appalachian town of poverty and unrealized dreams tha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
When Wavie's mom dies, an aunt she never knew takes Wavie back to Conley Hollow, the Appalachian town of poverty and unrealized dreams tha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
