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Meely LaBauve: A Novel
Meely LaBauve A Novel
Author: Ken Wells
Fifteen-year-old Meely LaBauve is growing up on Catahoula Bayou and living by his wits. His father is an alligator hunter, still unable to cope with the death of his wife eight years earlier. He finds comfort in bottles of hooch and with companionable women and disappears for days at a time. School, for Meely, is a long, dusty walk away in a pla...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375503115
ISBN-10: 0375503110
Publication Date: 2/22/2000
Pages: 256
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3.9 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Delightful book about young Meely LaBauve from a Cajun Bayou. Mostly, this is a "coming of age" book where our hero battles gators, stands up to some badgering bullies and encounters first love in a corn field. This was my first introduction to Ken Wells and after this, I had to read everything I could find by this witty guy!
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