Meely LaBauve
By Ken Wells
By Ken Wells
By Ken Wells
By Ken Wells
Category: Literary Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction
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$18.00
Aug 14, 2001 | ISBN 9780375758164
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Jan 29, 2002 | ISBN 9781588361011
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Praise
"Do yourself a favor and become acquainted with Emile LaBauve… a cross between Huck Finn & Oliver Twist, with south Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude… There’s a major talent at work here."
—The Denver Post
"[A] short and expert first novel… not only funny but infused with Wells’s deep love of Cajun patois."
—The New York Times Book Review
"[An] endearing debut"
—The Washington Post Book World
"Wells makes a lively fiction debut with this affectionate slice of Louisiana bayou life… Meely’s Cajun-spiced charisma never flags."
—Entertainment Weekly
"[Meely is] a cross between Huck Finn and Oliver Twist, which a South Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude….There’s a major talent at work here."
—Booklist
"Often laugh-out-loud funny [but] Wells has carved a sincere and courageous portrait of a boy becoming a man."
—Bookpage
Awards
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age WINNER
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER
21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
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