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Luesse (Missing Isaac) unfolds another beautiful story of poverty, community, and love in the Southern United States. The students in Luesse's fictional Cajun community of Bernadette, LA, despise school. It's an understandable emotion when out-of-town teachers refuse to teach Cajun history and heritage and even hit students with rulers or take away privileges if they're caught speaking French. When starry-eyed Ellie Fields arrives ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More