Four starred reviews "A storytelling wonder."--starred review, Kirkus Reviews A one-of-a-kind voice lights up this witty, heartwarming debut set in 1985 Tennessee about the power of homespun wisdom (even when it\'s wrong), the clash between appearances and secrets, and the barriers to getting help even when it\'s needed most.
Hawkins is her debut novel..
The True History of Lyndie B.
She is a fourth generation Floridian on her mother\'s side, and she lives in South Florida now with her little family, two dogs, and an awful lot of mosquitoes.
She currently works in the K-12 education industry, supporting teachers and schools with training and technology.
She has collaborated on radio plays, written comic serial magazine stories, and published her own biweekly indie newspaper. from the University of Florida in poetry.
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About the Author: Gail Shepherd received her creative M.
But having to keep all their family problems private only adds to their problems.
In this witty, heartwarming debut novel, 12-year-old Lyndie and her parents move to her grandparents\' home in small-town Tennessee in 1985.
But it puts Lyndie in direct opposition to her grandmother who\'d rather keep up appearances than get her son the help he needs.
There to shape up his act, he has an optimism that\'s infectious.
He\'s as friendly and open as a puppy.
Then DB, a boy from the local juvenile detention center comes to stay with Lyndie\'s best friend, Dawn.
Especially when it comes to Lyndie\'s daddy.
Like, what happened to her father in the Vietnam War? Where does he disappear to for days? And why exactly did they have to move in with her grandparents? Determined to mold recalcitrant Lyndie into a nice Southern girl even if it kills her, her fusspot grandmother starts with lesson number one: Family=Loyalty=keeping quiet about family secrets.
But when it comes to her family, her knowledge is full of holes.
Hawkins loves history, research, and getting to the truth no matter what.
Lyndie B.
Four starred reviews "A storytelling wonder."--starred review, Kirkus Reviews A one-of-a-kind voice lights up this witty, heartwarming debut set in 1985 Tennessee about the power of homespun wisdom (even when it\'s wrong), the clash between appearances and secrets, and the barriers to getting help even when it\'s needed most
