Family sticks with family. Thatâs the golden rule Gâma taught Kendall. But once Gâmaâs gone, Kendall has no family leftâexcept for an aunt Gâma asked for at the end, who Kendall barely remembers. Only Aunt Janet knows what Gâma had in mind, but she never even shows up at the funeral. With child services on Kendallâs case and just 10 days to get her apartment lease renewed, Kendall sets out for Janetâs home in New Orleans to get her life in orderâand her questions answered.
But what she finds are new friends, like Evie, who is confined to a wheelchair, but can sing like the women on Gâmaâs old records; Miss Clare, who needs Kendallâs help as much as Kendall needs hers; and Marcus, who is younger than them all, but still knows how to get by. And when Mardi Gras arrives, with its parades and prizes and music, anything seems possibleâeven making a fresh start, with or without Janet.
Family sticks with family. Thatâs the golden rule Gâma taught Kendall. But once Gâmaâs gone, Kendall has no family leftâexcept for an aunt Gâma asked for at the end, who Kendall barely remembers. Only Aunt Janet knows what Gâma had in mind, but she never even shows up at the funeral. With child services on Kendallâs case and just 10 days to get her apartment lease renewed, Kendall sets out for Janetâs home in New Orleans to get her life in orderâand her questions answered.
But what she finds are new friends, like Evie, who is confined to a wheelchair, but can sing like the women on Gâmaâs old records; Miss Clare, who needs Kendallâs help as much as Kendall needs hers; and Marcus, who is younger than them all, but still knows how to get by. And when Mardi Gras arrives, with its parades and prizes and music, anything seems possibleâeven making a fresh start, with or without Janet.