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Rising Above Shepherdsville
Rising Above Shepherdsville
Rising Above Shepherdsville
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Rising Above Shepherdsville

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In the tradition of The Higher Power of Lucky and Because of Winn Dixie, a young girl deals with her mother’s suicide in this riveting debut novel that explores love, loss, family, friendship, and redemption.

In the summer of 1977, twelve-year-old Dulcie Louise Dixon arrives on the doorstep of her Aunt Bernie’s farmhouse in Shepherdsville, Ohio, with no voice, a spelling bee trophy, a Webster’s Dictionary, and a box full of ashes. She tries to adjust to her new situation, but can’t forget the words she left behind or the mother she’s lost to suicide.

One day, Dulcie discovers a secret place: a swan’s nest in the woods where at last, her broken world begins to mend. With the help of her surprising new friends—a guitar-playing runaway, a poetry-loving preacher, a one-armed gas station attendant, a singing seamstress, a chained-up hunting dog, and a family of swans—Dulcie is finally able to rise out of her sadness and grief to find her voice once again.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 16, 2019
ISBN9781481452854
Rising Above Shepherdsville
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Ann Schoenbohm

Ann Schoenbohm lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and two children. She holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a BFA in acting from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She currently volunteers with several organizations as a literary tutor and teaches writing in Minneapolis community education programs. Rising Above Shepherdsville is her debut novel.

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    Since Dulcie’s mother died by suicide in the spring, Dulcie has not said a word, remaining mute. Unable to care for her properly, Mama’s boyfriend Ray drops Dulcie off at Aunt Bernie’s, Mama’s sister. Aunt Bernie is set on Dulcie getting her spiritual guidance at Redeemer Baptist Church. But Dulcie is bullied in bible study class and Reverend Love finds a better place for her, helping choir director Evangeline sew the new choir robes. Joining them is Faith, a troubled girl that Rev. Love and his wife Mary have taken in. Faith is rough and too uncouth for Aunt Bernie’s tastes, but like Dulcie she too shields a pain. Together, the girls forge a common path to friendship. Dulcie’s voice as she narrates to Mama is natural, mostly conversational with a corn-pone flow. Nothing affected or contrived about it, nicely suited for the themes and atmosphere of the book.

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