Promise
(Adult Book)

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x, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"In the aftermath of a devastating tornado that rips through the town of Tupelo, Mississippi, at the height of the Great Depression, two women worlds apart-one black, one white; one a great-grandmother, the other a teenager-fight for their families survival in this lyrical and powerful novel." -- Publisher annotation.
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A devastating tornado rips through the town of Tupelo, Mississippi, at the height of the Great Depression. Dovey, a black laundress, searches for her family. At the McNabb house she find the daughter of the house, Jo, who suffered a head wound. When a baby is found in the wreckage is it Jo's baby brother, Tommy, or Dovey's light-skinned great-grandson, Promise? The two women-- one black, one white; one a great-grandmother, the other a teenager-- are fighting for their families' survival in the aftermath of the tornado.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gwin, M. (2018). Promise (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gwin, Minrose. 2018. Promise. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gwin, Minrose. Promise William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gwin, Minrose. Promise First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

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