Everything you need to understand or teach Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo.
In Louisiana's Way Home, the reader follows the titular Louisiana Elefante as she embarks on an adventure of self-discovery. Ripped from her home in Florida in the middle of the night, she is taken across state lines to Georgia by her grandmother as they attempt to escape a family curse. Angry and lost, Louisiana is forced to confront difficult truths about her past and make choice about who she will be as a person. Written as a long letter to a loved one now lost, Louisiana's Way Home highlights the trials and tribulations of a precocious child as she grows into maturity earlier than her peers.
Kate DiCamillo