"Blooms has taken the voice and names of Appalachia, tended, and evolved them, and created a book that is at once haunting and hopeful."—NPR
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Misty's holler looks like any of the thousands of hollers that fork through the Appalachian Mountains. But Misty knows her home is different. She may be only ten, but she hears things. Even the crawdads in the creek have something to say, if you listen.
All that Misty's sister Penny wants to talk about are the strange objects that start appearing outside their trailer. The grown-ups mutter about sins and punishment, but that doesn't scare Misty. Not like the hurtful thing that's been happening to her, the hurtful thing that is becoming part of her. Ever since her neighbor William cornered her in the barn, she must figure out how to get back to the Misty she was before—the Misty who wasn't afraid to listen.
This is the story of one tough-as-nails girl whose choices are few but whose fight is boundless, as her coping becomes a battle cry for everyone around her. Perfect for fans of Southern coming-of-age stories like
Where the Crawdads Sing
and
If The Creek Don't Rise
Every Bone a Prayer
is a beautifully honest exploration of healing and of hope.
Praise for
:
"Haunting and healing,
Every Bone A Prayer
is a powerful debut that will leave its mark on readers' hearts."—Kim Michele Richardson,
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
"This is a book and a writer I highly recommend."—Dorothy Allison, author of
Bastard out of Carolina
"This is the kind of book we need to set literary expectations for a new decade. It's so textured, so layered with love and so wonderfully terrifying, intimate and magical."—Kiese Laymon, author of
Heavy: An American Memoir
"Searing and soothing, honest and elusive,
is a gift. It's the pure truth, told slant."—Alix E. Harrow, author of
The Once and Future Witches