GiGi Amateau
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Claiming Georgia Tate
Georgia Tate wishes she could stay in Mississippi forever with her preacher granddaddy, her best friend Ginger, and the ever-present memory of her Nana. She desperately wants to tell Granddaddy Tate why she can't possibly move away with her daddy, but Georgia Tate feels so ashamed. Some men, like Rayford Jamison, were never meant to be fathers and Georgia Tate gets caught in the trauma of incestuous abuse. Georgia Tate knows she belongs with her beloved granddaddy and with the help of new friends, (or are they unlikely angels?) she is determined to find her way back to Granddaddy Tate.
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About the book
- by Gigi Amateau
- Candlewick Press, hardcover May 2005
- Walker Books (UK), paperback December 2006
- Candlewick Press, paperback April 2007
- Ages 14 and up
- Grade 9 and up
Judy Blume
It's rare and exciting to discover a talented new writer like Gigi Amateau.
KLIATT
...tender and poignant story of a girl changed forever. Teenage girls will love her innocence and rally with her to the end.
Books for Keeps, UK (4 stars)
There is a solace to be found from unexpected sources and it is difficult not to be moved.
VOYA
Highly recommended for public and school libraries and for school counselors and nurses offices.
Copyright GiGi Amateau, 2008
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