Meely LaBauve

Fifteen-year-old Meely LaBauve is growing up on Catahoula Bayou and living by his wits. Not since Huck Finn rafted down the Mississippi has there been a coming-of-age story like this, told in such an utterly authentic unlettered American voice. From a charming encounter with first love in the Canciennes' corn patch to an adventurous paddle through wild and timeless places little explored, Ken Wells has cooked up a zesty gumbo of a book--rich, poignant, and often hilarious.

* An American Library Association/YALSA best book of the year

Author: Ken Wells
Publisher: Random House Group
Published: 08/14/2001
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780375758164

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58984 / Meely LaBauve

Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee

About the Author
Ken Wells is a senior writer and features editor for page one of The Wall Street Journal. In 1982, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for The Miami Herald. He lives with his family outside Manhattan.