Upcoming Release Review: Louisiana's Way Home
Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo Age Range: 8-12 Release Date: October 2, 2018 Candlewick Press 9780763694630 In April of 2016, the incomparable Kate DiCamillo introduced us to Raymie Clarke. Raymie was trying to find her way, as so many of us do, and she found a kinship with two girls along the way. One of these girls was Louisiane Elefante (daughter of the Flying Elefantes, you know), and she has her own winding path ahead of her. When Louisiana’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night and they hit the road, Lousiana is not overly worried. Granny gets these ideas in her head now and then, and she figures they’ll be back home sooner or later. Only this time, it doesn’t look like Granny will rethink things. How will Louisiana convince Granny to go back home, where everything and everyone she cares about most in the world are waiting for her? Louisiana’s story is the journey I didn’t know I needed. Kate DiCamillo has a wonderfully thoughtful way