Before we were yours: a novel
(Book)
"Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice ... Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge--until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents--but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiance, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis,a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals--in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country"--
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Notes
Wingate, L. (2019). Before we were yours: a novel. Ballantine Books trade paperback edition. New York, Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. 2019. Before We Were Yours: A Novel. New York, Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wingate, Lisa, Before We Were Yours: A Novel. New York, Ballantine Books, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wingate, Lisa. Before We Were Yours: A Novel. Ballantine Books trade paperback edition. New York, Ballantine Books, 2019.
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