Elsie Mae Has Something to Say
by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
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Pub Date Sep 05 2017 | Archive Date May 14 2018
SOURCEBOOKS Jabberwocky | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Description
New from award-winning author Nancy J. Cavanaugh! Elsie Mae is determined to save her beloved Okefenokee Swamp, but is she willing to accept the unexpected?
Elsie Mae has long treasured summers with her grandparents in the Okefenokee Swamp, so she is devastated to hear that a shipping company plans to build a canal right through it. What will that mean for the people and animals that call the swamp home?
So she writes a letter directly to President Franklin Roosevelt himself and sets off to enjoy what may be her last happy summer there with her new dog, Huck. But when she arrives, she discovers a team of hog bandits who have been stealing from the swamper families.
When her cousin Henry James, who dreams of one day becoming a traveling preacher like his daddy, shows up, Elsie doesn’t think things could get worse. But she devises a plan to use Henry and his “Hallelujahs” to help stop the thieves—and maybe just make enough noise to gain Roosevelt’s attention…
Advance Praise
“Cavanaugh weaves an engaging story with characters you immediately fall in love with. The text offers a poignant window into the customs and lifestyle of the swampers who lived there in the 1930s. Written with humor and sensitivity and reflecting the vernacular of the time, this book would be a great intro to a lesson on the National Wildlife Refuge system, conservation, and preservation.” -School Library Connection
"Gators, huckleberry pie, and sweet tea on the porch are all part of the swamper way of life. Elsie Mae is spunky, headstrong, and kind… Swamp magic." -Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781492640226 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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