Description
Abyssinia Jackson, born in an Oklahoma cotton field in the wake of a tornado, is the pride and joy of her family, church, and community until a series of natural disasters and personal attacks threaten to break her spirit, but Mother Barker and her lessons in folk medicine help Abby survive.
Series
Pages
168
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Children's Fiction (Paperback) — 1983)
American Book Award (1982)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1982)
CCBC Choices (Fiction for Older Readers — 1982)