{"product_id":"neeceys-lullaby-cris-burks-9780767919838","title":"Neecey's Lullaby","description":"The story of a girl tempered in a crucible of abuse and neglect, \u003ci\u003eNeecey's Lullaby \u003c\/i\u003eis a superbly crafted narrative in the spirit of the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003ePush \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBastard Out of Carolina.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in Chicago in the 1950s, Neecey once felt that her world was perfect. She was loved and protected by her father, Jesse, and lived in relative comfort with her mother, Ruby, her grandmother, Ma 'Dear, and her siblings. But when Ruby and Jesse's marriage falls apart due to Jesse's cheating ways and Ruby's hot temper, the children are eventually abandoned by their father and end up living in poverty in a housing project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuby plunges into depression and anger, yelling at and hitting her children without warning. Ruby brings shiftless suitors into her home and gives them her body and her time, leaving Neecey to learn on her own how to cook and care for her five younger siblings, some mere babies. Yet despite the trauma, Neecey's love for her sisters and brother, and ultimately herself, helps her find the inner strength to succeed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCris Burks has created a poignant portrait of a child who strives to soar above a world of pain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cris Burks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767919831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767919838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2006 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2005 pg. 1288\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2005 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 36","brand":"Cris Burks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059199996159,"sku":"9780767919838","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cc999ab-6c8b-42ca-877e-4d4f755993f0.jpg?v=1685056800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neeceys-lullaby-cris-burks-9780767919838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}