Sequoyah Book Award
2016 · High School · Nominee
About This Book
It's 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
Awards
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2016 · High School · Nominee
Gateway Readers Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2014 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2014 · Young Adult · Commended
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
Cybils
2013 · Young Adult Fiction · Finalist
Junior Library Guild
2013 · Selection
