Toning the sweep
On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, fourteen-year-old Emmie hears many stories about the past and her family history and comes to a better understanding of relatives both dead and living.
DesertsCancerJuvenile fictionFamily lifeGrandmothersFictionFamilyAfrican AmericansFamiliesChildren's fictionDeserts, fictionCancer, fiction