num_pages: 208
description: Tiger Ann Parker is smart in school and good at baseball, but she's forever teased about her family by the girls in class. Tiger Ann knows her folks are different from others in their small town of Saitter, Louisiana. They are mentally slow, and Tiger Ann keeps her pain and embarrassment hidden as long as her strong and smart Granny runs the household. Then Granny dies suddenly and Aunt Dorie Kay arrives, offering Tiger Ann a way out. Now Tiger Ann must make the most important decision of her life.
language: English
title: My Louisiana Sky
titlecomplete: My Louisiana Sky
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 2630
places: Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Josette Frank Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Yearling