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Highlights
- In an Alabama town in the early 1950s during the last polio summer before the Salk vaccine, ten-year-old Tabitha Tab Rutland is about to have the time of her life.
- Author(s): Pat Cunningham Devoto
- 384 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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About the Book
A new novelist makes a stunning debut with this exceptional tale of a young woman coming of age in Alabama during the last days of the 1950s polio epidemic.Book Synopsis
In an Alabama town in the early 1950s during the last polio summer before the Salk vaccine, ten-year-old Tabitha Tab Rutland is about to have the time of her life. Although movie theaters and pools have been closed to stem the epidemic, Tab, a tomboy with a passion for Roy Rogers, still seeks adventure with her best friend Maudie May, the lightest brown colored person she knows. Now as they meddle with the local bootlegger, Mr. Jake, row out on the Tennessee River to land the biggest catfish ever, and snoop into the town's darkest secrets, Tab sets out to be a hero...and comes of age in an unforgettable confrontation with human frailty, racial injustice, and the healing power of love.From the Back Cover
In an Alabama town in the early 1950s during the last polio summer before the Salk vaccine, ten-year-old Tabitha "Tab" Rutland is about to have the time of her life. Although movie theaters and pools have been closed to stem the epidemic, Tab, a tomboy with a passion for Roy Rogers, still seeks adventure with her best friend Maudie May, "the lightest brown colored person" she knows. Now as they meddle with the local bootlegger, Mr. Jake, row out on the Tennessee River to land the biggest catfish ever, and snoop into the town's darkest secrets, Tab sets out to be a hero...and comes of age in an unforgettable confrontation with human frailty, racial injustice, and the healing power of love.Review Quotes
"Engaging ... graceful ... [with] characters finely drawn.... Devoto has an ear and eye for the vagaries of family and loyalty".
Denver Post
Dimensions (Overall): 8.07 Inches (H) x 5.07 Inches (W) x .92 Inches (D)
Weight: .93 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Historical
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 384
Publisher: Warner Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Pat Cunningham Devoto
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2000
TCIN: 85151109
UPC: 9780446675642
Item Number (DPCI): 247-59-1906
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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