num_pages: 194
description: Clover Hill is ten years old when her father, the principal of the local elementary school, marries a white woman, Sara Kate. Just hours later, an automobile accident compels Clover to forge a relationship with the new stepmother she hardly knows in this beautiful, enduring novel about a family lost and found. First published by Algonquin in 1990 and winner of the Lillian Smith Award for Southern literature that enhances racial awareness, Clover is a national bestseller and has been recommended reading for classrooms across the country. Now on our thirtieth anniversary we have the pleasure of republishing this Algonquin classic in trade paperback, with an original essay by the author. In the spirit of Cold Sassy Tree and The Secret Life of Bees, Clover is a witty, insightful classic for readers of all ages.
language: English
title: Clover
titlecomplete: Clover
genres: Fiction, Family, School, Young Adult, Novels, Contemporary, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Southern, African American
ratings_count: 1224
places: South Carolina
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Lillian Smith Book Award
publisher: Algonquin Books